Control of pyrethroid-resistant Chagas disease vectors with entomopathogenic fungi.

• Main Authors: Nicolás Pedrini (Author), Sergio J Mijailovsky (Author), Juan R Girotti (Author), Raúl Stariolo (Author), Rubén M Cardozo (Author), Alberto Gentile (Author), M Patricia Juárez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Triatoma infestans-mediated transmission of Tripanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, remains as a major health issue in southern South America. Key factors of T. infestans prevalence in specific areas of the geographic Gran Chaco region-which extends through northern Arg...