Widespread application of insecticide remains the primary form of control for Chagas
disease in Central America, despite only temporarily reducing domestic levels of the …

Background Chagas disease is a major neglected tropical disease with deep socio-
economical effects throughout Central and South America. Vector control programs have …

Prevention of Chagas disease vector-borne transmission mostly relies on the residual
application of pyrethroid insecticide. Persistent or recurrent house infestation after …

Background Until recently, the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans, was widespread
in Arequipa, Perú, but as a result of a decades-long campaign in which over 70,000 houses …

In Arequipa, Peru, a large-scale vector control campaign has successfully reduced urban
infestations of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans. In addition to preventing new …

Background Chagas disease is the most important vector-borne disease in Latin America.
Regional initiatives based on residual insecticide spraying have successfully controlled …

Background Chagas disease is a major parasitic disease in Latin America, prevented in part
by vector control programs that reduce domestic populations of triatomines. However, the …

Background Understanding the drivers of habitat selection by insect disease vectors is
instrumental to the design and operation of rational control-surveillance systems. One …

Background Fifty years of residual insecticide spraying to control Triatoma infestans in the
Gran Chaco region of northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia shows that vertically …

Background Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease of major importance in the Americas.
Disease prevention is mostly limited to vector control. Integrated interventions targeting …