Table 3.

Comparison of the canine ZVL incidence in Araçatuba and Belo Horizonte and in the Leishmune^®-vaccinated dog cohorts (2003–2005)

Dog population	Canine incidence 2003–2005	Method
BH total dog population	7.97 ± 0.52 % (10,208/116,684)	Seroprevalence and euthanasia
BH vaccinated dogs	2.70% (6/222)	Clinical signs, PCR, parasitological assays
Araçatuba total dog population	29.67 ± 6.12% (8901/30,000)	Seroprevalence and euthanasia
Araçatuba vaccinated dogs	5.88% (5/85)	Clinical signs, PCR, parasitological assays
Total dog population vaccinated with Leishmune® and exposed	3.04 (16/527)	Clinical signs, PCR, parasitological assays