Effect of insecticide-impregnated dog collars on incidence of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Iranian children: a matched-cluster randomised trial

Deltamethrin-impregnated dog collars reduce sandfly bite rates on dogs, and are effective in killing sandflies that attempt to feed. Because domestic dogs are the principal reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, tested whether community-wide application of dog collars could protect chil...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 3; pp. 374 - 379
Main Authors Mazloumi Gavgani, A S, Hodjati, M H, Mohite, H, Davies, C R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2002
Subjects
Children
Dog collars
Impregnation
Iran
Pesticides
Prevention
Randomized controlled trials
Visceral leishmaniasis
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Summary:Deltamethrin-impregnated dog collars reduce sandfly bite rates on dogs, and are effective in killing sandflies that attempt to feed. Because domestic dogs are the principal reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis, tested whether community-wide application of dog collars could protect children against infection with Leishmania infantum, the parasite that causes the disease. Found that these dog collars could have a role in control of visceral leishmaniasis and replace controversial dog culling programmes in some countries. (Original abstract - amended)
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ISSN:0140-6736