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Canine leishmaniosis cases dropped after collar use in French
By Davoust, Bernard et al.·Published in Parasites & vectors·2013·Animal Epidemiology Working Group of the Military Medical Service, France·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A twenty-year follow-up of canine leishmaniosis in three military kennels in southeastern France.
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Plain-English summary
A group of military working dogs in southeastern France was monitored for leishmaniosis, a disease spread by sandflies, over a 20-year period. Initially, 42.5% of the dogs showed signs of infection, but after implementing a special collar to prevent the disease, the infection rate dropped dramatically to just 6.2%. The collar significantly reduced the risk of infection, with unprotected dogs being over ten times more likely to get sick. This prevention method proved to be very effective in keeping the dogs healthy and could help protect public health as well.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is enzootic in southeastern France, and military working dogs (MWD) posted in this area are highly exposed. To assess the efficiency of prevention, we performed a serological and clinical follow-up of 80 MWD in the Var and Corsica regions during the 20-year period from 1993 to 2012. The systematic and specific prevention of CanL using a deltamethrin-impregnated collar (DMC) was implemented in 2002. FINDINGS: Out of 80 dogs tested annually, the cumulative serological and clinical incidence was 42.5% (34/80) and 21.2% (17/80) respectively, during the first period, and these numbers decreased to 6.2% (5/80) and 2.5% (2/80) during the second period (p < 0.00001). Considering the incidence of serology since 2002, the CanL risk has been reduced by 85.2% and the level of protection of MWD reached 93.8%. Dogs without collars had a 10.4-fold greater chance of becoming infected than protected dogs. Although other ecological factors might have influenced the epidemiology of CanL, DMC usage was the main factor affecting dog exposure to CanL. CONCLUSIONS: The prevention strategy based on DMC proved highly efficient in our population of MWD, as it effectively controlled the disease. This result is also of interest to public health, as dogs are reservoirs for Leishmania infantum.
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