A Field Trial of Alternative Targeted Screening Strategies for Chagas Disease in Arequipa, Peru
In the wake of emerging T. cruzi infection in children of periurban Arequipa, Peru, we conducted a prospective field trial to evaluate alternative targeted screening strategies for Chagas disease across the city. Using insect vector data that is routinely collected during Ministry of Health insectic...
Main Authors: | Hunter, Gabrielle C., Borrini-Mayorí, Katty, Ancca Juárez, Jenny, Castillo Neyra, Ricardo, Verastegui, Manuela R., Malaga Chavez, Fernando S., Cornejo del Carpio, Juan Geny, Córdova Benzaquen, Eleazar, Náquira, César, Gilman, Robert H., Bern, Caryn, Levy, Michael Z. |
---|---|
Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Public Library of Science
2012
|
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3254655/ |
Similar Items
-
Periurban Trypanosoma cruzi–infected Triatoma infestans, Arequipa, Peru
by: Levy, Michael Zachary, et al.
Published: (2006) -
A country bug in the city: urban infestation by the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in Arequipa, Peru
by: Delgado, Stephen, et al.
Published: (2013) -
Population structure of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans in an urban environment.
by: Camilo E Khatchikian, et al.
Published: (2015-02-01) -
Population Structure of the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma infestans in an Urban Environment
by: Khatchikian, Camilo E., et al.
Published: (2015) -
Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius) as Vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi
by: Salazar, Renzo, et al.
Published: (2015)