Effectiveness of residual spraying of peridomestic ecotopes with deltamethrin and permethrin on Triatoma infestans in rural western Argentina: a district-wide randomized trial

• Main Authors: Gürtler Ricardo E. (Author), Canale Delmi M. (Author), Spillmann Cynthia (Author), Stariolo Raúl (Author), Salomón Oscar D. (Author), Blanco Sonia (Author), Segura Elsa L. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of a single residual spraying of pyrethroids on the occurrence and abundance of Triatoma infestans in peridomestic ecotopes in rural La Rioja. METHODS: A total of 667 (32.8%) peridomestic sites positive for T. infestans in May 1999 were randomly assigned to tr...