Non-randomized controlled trial of the long-term efficacy of an Ecohealth intervention against Chagas disease in Yucatan, Mexico.

• Main Authors: Etienne Waleckx (Author), Silvia Pérez-Carrillo (Author), Samuel Chávez-Lazo (Author), Rafael Pasos-Alquicira (Author), María Cámara-Heredia (Author), Jesús Acuña-Lizama (Author), Fernando Collí-Balám (Author), Javier Cámara-Mejía (Author), Maria Jesús Ramírez-Sierra (Author), Vladimir Cruz-Chan (Author), Miguel Rosado-Vallado (Author), Santos Vázquez-Narvaez (Author), Rosario Najera-Vázquez (Author), Sébastien Gourbière (Author), Eric Dumonteil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Non-domiciliated intrusive triatomine vectors are responsible for a low but significant transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans. Their control is a challenge as insecticide spraying is of limited usefulness, and alternative strategies need to be developed for a sustainable control. We performed...