[MULTI-FACTOR MODEL OF FINANCING PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DIROPHILARIOSIS (BASIC PRINCIPLES AND INDICATORS OF EFFICIENCY)]

The aim of the study was to substantiate the effectiveness and feasibility of the practical application of the multifactorial model of financing the prevention and treatment of dirofilariasis, its principles and methodological approaches. The basic principles of the multifactor model - an integrated approach, a combination of public and private financing, ensuring continuity of financing, discreteness of expenses; methodology for determining the effectiveness of the use of financial resources on the calculation of the return on costs for the prevention and treatment of dirofilariasis were justified. The effectiveness of local budget spending on the treatment of territories of the Kharkov region from mosquitoes on the base on the proposed principles and methodology was analyzed. As a result of the study, it has been proven the limited budgetary funds do not allow the implementation of long-term comprehensive programs for the prevention and treatment of dirofilariasis. The use of a multifactorial model of financing will allow overcoming budgetary constraints, significantly increasing the financial resources of the fight against dirofilariasis, optimizing the expenditures of state and local budgets, and ensuring targeted use of funds from the state, territorial communities, enterprises and the population.

Animal shelters: managing heartworms in resource-scarce environments

Animal shelters must frequently make difficult decisions regarding the allocation of limited resources to appropriately care for the millions of dogs and cats that enter their doors annually. Insufficient staffing, expertise, and guidance on heartworm management in animal shelters creates significant confusion on how these facilities should appropriately address heartworm infection in dogs and cats. The American Heartworm Society (AHS) issues comprehensive guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of heartworm infection in pets, but shelters are often unable to fully comply with these guidelines due to resource constraints. In response, shelter staff is forced to either ignore the disease or implement compromised management practices. Such compromises lead to suboptimal treatment of infected animals, adoption of infected animals to the public, and subsequent backlash from community veterinarians, as well as increased risk of disease transmission throughout the shelter and community. Unfortunately, when shelters lack the resources to address heartworm infection appropriately, this treatable condition may serve as grounds for automatic euthanasia in infected yet adoptable animals. The AHS guidelines must be tailored to the needs of sheltering agencies or additional resources created to appropriately address the dilemmas faced by shelter professionals when managing heartworm disease.