Tanatopolítica e biossegurança: dois regimes de governo da vida para a leishmaniose visceral canina no Brasil

Lewgoy, Bernardo; Mastrángelo, Andrea; Beck, Luiza

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“…Additionally, this may be linked to nutritional factors, such as protein-calorie deficiency, which is much more common in this group. As a result, it directly affects the general health of these animals, compromises immunity, and facilitates the development of the disease, and the clinical presentation of signs and symptoms (Melo et al 2018 ; Lewgoy et al 2020 ; Nweze et al 2020 ).…”

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Canine leishmaniasis in an endemic region, Northeastern Brazil: a comparative study with four groups of animals

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Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is a zoonosis caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania and remains an important public health concern in tropical areas. In Brazil, domestic dogs are considered the most relevant reservoir of the parasite and one of the main targets of the disease control actions. Considering this, we aimed herein to evaluate the CanL infection in different canine groups and distribution of cases in the state of Sergipe, an endemic region in Northeastern Brazil. The evaluated 467 animals were classified into four groups: hunting ( n = 50), company ( n = 64), guard ( n = 140), and wandering ( n = 213). Samples (blood, bone marrow, conjunctival swab, and lymph node aspirate) were collected from animals in nine municipalities of Sergipe. First, all animals were submitted to general and ophthalmic clinical examination. Next, they were tested serologically by TR-DPP®, and for the presence of Leishmania , amastigotes in samples of bone marrow, conjunctival swab, and lymph node aspirate were diagnosed by PCR and parasitological techniques. It was observed that 34.69% (162) of the evaluated dogs were seropositive. The highest rates of positivity were found in hunting 54% (27/50; OR = 3.52; p -value = 0.001) and guard dogs 42.14% (59/140; OR = 2.18; p -value = 0.01). Otherwise, the highest percentage of symptomatic dogs was observed in wandering animals (85%; OR = 9.63; p -value < 0.0001). The distribution of case analysis showed that the highest positivity rates occurred in inland municipalities situated in arid regions. Taken together, our data demonstrate that hunting and guard dogs are among the animals most exposed and affected by clinical manifestations of CanL, mainly in the inland municipalities of Sergipe State. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00436-021-07319-0.

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Canine leishmaniasis in an endemic region, Northeastern Brazil: a comparative study with four groups of animals

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“…Sentient as they may be, mosquitoes nonetheless become a killable otherness. They do not receive the same respect as dogs suffering from Leishmaniasis, whose conviviality and contagion mobilize broad efforts of care and moral debate (Lewgoy et al 2020). Mosquitoes are hardly animate creatures, and certainly not "persons" like dogs.…”

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Mosquitopia

Hall¹,

Tamir²

2021

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This edited volume brings together natural scientists, social scientists and humanists to assess if (or how) we may begin to coexist harmoniously with the mosquito. The mosquito is humanity's deadliest animal, killing over a million people each year by transmitting malaria, yellow fever, Zika and several other diseases. Yet of the 3,500 species of mosquito on Earth, only a few dozen of them are really dangerous-so that the question arises as to whether humans and their mosquito foe can learn to live peacefully with one another. Chapters assess polarizing arguments for conserving and preserving mosquitoes, as well as for controlling and killing them, elaborating on possible consequences of both strategies. This book provides informed answers to the dual question: could we eliminate mosquitoes, and should we? Offering insights spanning the technical to the philosophical, this is the "go to" book for exploring humanity's many relationships with the mosquito-which becomes a journey to finding better ways to inhabit the natural world. Mosquitopia will be of interest to anyone wanting to explore dependencies between human health and natural systems, while offering novel perspectives to health planners, medical experts, environmentalists and animal rights advocates.

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Euthanasia of dogs as control of Visceral Leishmaniasis: brazilian law from a technical and ethical-moral view

Costa,

Repik,

Lisboa

et al. 2024

Cad. Pedagógico

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Dogs participate in the maintenance of leishmaniasis as a reservoir in urban areas. The Visceral Leishmaniasis Surveillance and Control Program (PVCLV) of the Ministry of Health determines the euthanasia of seroactive dogs. The human-animal relationship has become closer to the point that zoonoses are gaining greater attention from health services, and the euthanasia of these animals has an impact on the multispecies family. The maintenance of euthanasia as an action to control the disease is questioned. With the approval of medication and the development of prevention methods, guardians question the action recommended by PVCLV. This review highlights the importance of health education, environmental management, responsible custody and public policies, highlighting current legislation and its controversies, in addition to the fact that the emotional impact of euthanasia is not limited to the animal's family, but also to the professional who performs it, and that as the only action to control leishmaniasis it is ineffective and may worsen the epidemiological situation of the disease.

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Tanatopolítica e biossegurança: dois regimes de governo da vida para a leishmaniose visceral canina no Brasil

Cited by 3 publications

References 29 publications

Canine leishmaniasis in an endemic region, Northeastern Brazil: a comparative study with four groups of animals

Canine leishmaniasis in an endemic region, Northeastern Brazil: a comparative study with four groups of animals

Mosquitopia

Euthanasia of dogs as control of Visceral Leishmaniasis: brazilian law from a technical and ethical-moral view

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