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Role of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) in the epidemiology of urban visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil
Citation
Alexander, B and de Carvalho, RL and McCallum, HI and Pereira, MH, Role of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) in the epidemiology of urban visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8, (12) pp. 1480-1485. ISSN 1080-6040 (2002) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.3201/eid0812.010485
Abstract
Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is a serious public health problem in several Brazilian cities. Although the proximity of chicken houses is often cited as a risk factor in studies of urban ZVL, the role chickens play in the epidemiology of the disease has not been defined. Chickens attract both male and female sand flies (Lutzomyia longipalpis) but are unable to sustain Leishmania infections, and their presence may exert a zooprophylactic effect. We discuss environmental, physiologic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors related to chicken raising that could influence Le. infantum transmission in Brazilian cities and evaluate whether this practice significantly affects the risk of acquiring ZVL.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Epidemiology |
| Research Field: | Epidemiology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical health |
| Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | McCallum, HI (Professor Hamish McCallum) |
| ID Code: | 44372 |
| Year Published: | 2002 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 103 |
| Deposited By: | Zoology |
| Deposited On: | 2007-05-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2007-05-24 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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