Research Article

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

Table 5

Additional parameters adopted for evaluation of deltamethrin 4% impregnated dog collar.

ParameterMeaningValueDimensionSource

Rate of dogs using collarVariable1/day
Inverse of activity period of collar6.70 × 10−31/dayScalibor ® [40]
Loss of insecticide impregnated collar6.00 × 10−31/dayReithinger et al. [41]
Decrease of biting rate
due to insecticide impregnated collar
8.00 × 10−1DimensionlessHalbig et al. [42]