A new tactic for Triatoma infestans control: fabrics impregnated with beta-cypermethrin

Triatoma infestans is the most important vector of Chagas disease in Argentina. Experiences from Argentine national campaigns have shown indoor spraying to control triatomine bugs is both expensive and difficult. An alternative control method may be the use of pyrethroid- impregnated fabrics (PIFs),...

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Main Authors: Edgardo Wood, Susana A. de Licastro, Norma Casabé, María Inés Picollo, Raúl Alzogaray, Eduardo Nicolás Zerba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 1999-07-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891999000600001&lng=en&tlng=en