Key source habitats and potential dispersal of triatoma infestans populations in Northwestern Argentina: implications for vector control.

• Main Authors: Ricardo E Gürtler (Author), María C Cecere (Author), María Del Pilar Fernández (Author), Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec (Author), Leonardo A Ceballos (Author), Juan M Gurevitz (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Joel E Cohen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Triatoma infestans -the principal vector of the infection that causes Chagas disease- defies elimination efforts in the Gran Chaco region. This study identifies the types of human-made or -used structures that are key sources of these bugs in the initial stages of house reinfestation afte...