Estimating the Optimal Control of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis by the Use of a Mathematical Model

We argue that the strategy of culling infected dogs is not the most efficient way to control zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) and that, in the presence of alternative control strategies with better potential results, official programs of compulsory culling adopted by some countries are ineffici...

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Main Authors: Laila Massad Ribas, Vera Lucia Zaher, Helio Junji Shimozako, Eduardo Massad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/810380