Research Article

The Preventive Control of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis: Efficacy and Economic Evaluation

Table 10

Summary of the expressions for total of controlled elements and for total cost. The initial values of the time interval and the ending are represented by and , respectively. is the estimated dog population and is the estimated total of houses, both for Araçatuba municipality in 2016.

Meaning expression

Elimination of positive dog

Deltamethrin 4% impregnated dog collar
where

Dog treatment with allopurinol and meglumine antimoniate

Vaccine

Vector control

Note that does not depend on .