[leish-l] Comments content of new Canine VL site
K.P. Chang
changk at mail.finchcms.edu
Sun Jun 1 22:38:02 BRT 2003
Drug companies are interested in canine leishmaniasis instead of human
leishmaniasis for market value of the drugs. Everybody knows it and I
talked about it in WorldLeish II.
KP
Jeffrey J Shaw wrote:
> The organizers of the site (www.leishmaniasis.info) are to be
> congratulated on its excellent content and quality.
> However I would just like to draw attention to its treatment
> section which is in my opinion misleading because it superficially
> implies that it is successful. This is corrected in the FAQ number
> 4"What treatments can be offered to dogs with CanL? How long does
> treatment last? Is it expensive?" which gives a more realistic
> appraisal of treatment.
> Why try to treat a dog if the "cure rate" is so poor? What is perhaps
> more important is that there is potentially a tremendous danger that
> this will result in drug resistance. In this respect there is a great
> difference between treating a dog in Glasgow than one in endemic areas
> such as Minas Gerais or Bahia in Brazil!
>
> Jeffrey Shaw_______________________________________________ leish-l
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