Terapêutica alternativa à eutanásia devido a leishmaniose visceral canina: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

The visceral canine leishmaniosis is as a grave public health problem scattered throughout the country. The reason for such situation it is characterized by the facility in which the transmission occurs, with the combining factor of a high population of insects that act as vectors for such sickness. For it is not an illness of obligatory notification, the epidemiological data is not enough to get an accurate idea of the scenario of the disease. As it is portrayed in this paper, the measures taken by the Brazilian government have shown its ineffectiveness in fighting the problem for a long time now, making the urge for new methods even more latent. In different parts of the globe the use of a variety of substances has shown results at both treating and preventing the spread of the visceral canine leishmaniosis. Vaccines are being developed, medication is used as therapeutic treatment, and insect repellents play a role at preventing the transmission. However, not every substance referred to above is available in national territory, limiting and narrowing the spectrum of methods existents for controlling and preventing the disease, making it imperative researches and studies on such products.