Abstract
An epidemiological study has shown that cumulative, village prevalence of Leishmania (Viannia) infection in dogs ranges from 8% to 45% in Huánuco, Peru. Using data from a prospective survey of human American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) collected during 1994-98, it was shown that the village-level risk of human ACL did not significantly increase with dog abundance, neither in absolute terms (P = 0.659) nor in relation to dog:human ratios (P = 0.213). A significant positive association was observed between risk of human ACL and village dog ACL prevalence (P = 0.022). When controlled for village dog ACL prevalence, there also was an association between the average number of dogs per household and risk of human ACL (P = 0.033). The results suggest that dogs play a role in the (peri)domestic transmission of Le. (Viannia) to humans in Huánuco and indicate that a control intervention targeting dogs to control human ACL is warranted.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 141-145 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- American cutaneous leishmaniasis
- Dogs
- Epidemiology
- Leishmania (Viannia) spp
- Peru
- Reservoir hosts
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