Risk factors for intradomiciliary infestation by the Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiatain Jutiapa, Guatemala Factores de riesgo para la infestación intradomiciliaria por el vector de la enfermedad de Chagas, Triatoma dimidiata, en Jutiapa, Guatemala

• Main Authors: Dulce Maria Bustamante (Author), Carlota Monroy (Author), Sandy Pineda (Author), Antonieta Rodas (Author), Xochitl Castro (Author), Virgilio Ayala (Author), Javier Quiñónes (Author), Bárbara Moguel (Author), Ranferi Trampe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Seventeen variables were evaluated as possible risk factors for the intradomiciliary infestation with Triatoma dimidiata in 644 houses in Jutiapa, Guatemala. During 2004 the houses were assessed for vector presence and evaluated for hygiene, cluttering, material comfort, construction conditions and...