Victory in the Federal Supreme Court grants treatment for dogs infected with leishmaniasis

There is no scientific evidence that culling is an effective method when combating leishmaniasis

"The veterinarians are now allowed to treat infected dogs", signs Dr. Wagner Leão do Carmo, lawyer in charge of the claim by the Wellbeing Protection Society – Animal Shelter (Abrigo dos Bichos), from Campo Grande/MS, against culling animals infected by leishmaniasis. He highlights that annually around 6 million dogs are sacrificed in Brazil. The formal authorization allowing treatment for leishmaniasis infected dogs was granted by the president of the Supreme Justice Court, Minister Joaquim Barbosa. The Federal Supreme Court (FSC) rules against the Interministerial Ordinance MS/MAPA nº1426/2008, that among...

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Dengue Fever: a tropical reality surpassing borders

The use of transgenic mosquitoes can be a useful tool, associated to other control approaches, as well as population awareness and mobility measures, besides enhancing the urban areas conditions

A problem striking an important part of the world's population, regardless of income status, dengue fever has become a great international public health concern, since the transmitting mosquitoes are frequently found in urban and peri-urban sites. In a recent article published in the media it was reported that the Aedes albopictus, which has spread towards North America and Europe, is highly adaptable, therefore, can survive in the coldest temperate regions of Europe. Could we affirm that combatting dengue fever is also non-tropical...

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