Department of Immunology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães (Fiocruz-PE), Pernambuco, Brazil; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Università degli Studi di Bari, Bari, Italy.
Veterinary Faculty, Animal Health Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Trends Parasitol. 2019 Feb;35(2):97-101. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2018.11.005. Epub 2018 Dec 13.
Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania infantum, is a zoonosis, and culling seropositive dogs has been recommended to control the disease in some endemic countries. However, no scientific evidence supports the effectiveness of this strategy to reduce the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis. Economic and ethical issues concerning dog culling are discussed.
内脏利什曼病由利什曼原虫引起,是一种动物源性疾病。在一些流行地区,扑杀血清阳性犬只被推荐用于该病的防控。然而,目前并无科学证据支持该策略能降低内脏利什曼病的发病率。本文就扑杀犬只的经济性和伦理性问题进行了讨论。