The Pampa del Indio project: District-wide quasi-elimination of Triatoma infestans after a 9-year intervention program in the Argentine Chaco.

• Main Authors: Ricardo Esteban Gürtler (Author), María Sol Gaspe (Author), Natalia Paula Macchiaverna (Author), Gustavo Fabián Enriquez (Author), Lucía Inés Rodríguez-Planes (Author), María Del Pilar Fernández (Author), Yael Mariana Provecho (Author), Marta Victoria Cardinal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The elimination of Triatoma infestans, the main domestic vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, is lagging behind expectations in the Gran Chaco region. We implemented an insecticide-based intervention program and assessed its long-term effects on house infestation and bug abund...