Epidemiology of and impact of insecticide spraying on Chagas disease in communities in the Bolivian Chaco.

• Main Authors: Aaron M Samuels (Author), Eva H Clark (Author), Gerson Galdos-Cardenas (Author), Ryan E Wiegand (Author), Lisbeth Ferrufino (Author), Silvio Menacho (Author), Jose Gil (Author), Jennifer Spicer (Author), Julia Budde (Author), Michael Z Levy (Author), Ricardo W Bozo (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author), Caryn Bern (Author), Working Group on Chagas Disease in Bolivia and Peru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease control campaigns relying upon residual insecticide spraying have been successful in many Southern American countries. However, in some areas, rapid reinfestation and recrudescence of transmission have occurred.We conducted a cross-sectional survey in the Bolivian Chaco to evaluate pr...