Intensified surveillance and insecticide-based control of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in the Argentinean Chaco.

• Main Authors: Juan M Gurevitz (Author), María Sol Gaspe (Author), Gustavo F Enriquez (Author), Yael M Provecho (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Ricardo E Gürtler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The elimination of Triatoma infestans, the main Chagas disease vector in the Gran Chaco region, remains elusive. We implemented an intensified control strategy based on full-coverage pyrethroid spraying, followed by frequent vector surveillance and immediate selective...