Urbanisation, risk stratification and house infestation with a major vector of Chagas disease in an endemic municipality of the Argentine Chaco

Urbanisation, risk stratification and house infestation with a major vector of Chagas disease in an endemic municipality of the Argentine Chaco

Abstract Background The occurrence of the major vectors of Chagas disease has historically been linked to poor rural housing, but urban or peri-urban infestations are increasingly being reported. We evaluated a simple risk index to detect houses infested with Triatoma infestans and tested whether ho...

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Main Authors: María Sol Gaspe, María del Pilar Fernández, Marta Victoria Cardinal, Gustavo Fabián Enriquez, Lucía Inés Rodríguez-Planes, Natalia Paula Macchiaverna, Ricardo Esteban Gürtler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Gran Chaco
Rural
Triatoma infestans
Urban
Vector control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04182-3

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