Epidemiology of and impact of insecticide spraying on Chagas disease in communities in the Bolivian Chaco.

Epidemiology of and impact of insecticide spraying on Chagas disease in communities in the Bolivian Chaco.

Chagas disease control campaigns relying upon residual insecticide spraying have been successful in many Southern American countries. However, in some areas, rapid reinfestation and recrudescence of transmission have occurred.We conducted a cross-sectional survey in the Bolivian Chaco to evaluate pr...

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Main Authors:	Aaron M Samuels, Eva H Clark, Gerson Galdos-Cardenas, Ryan E Wiegand, Lisbeth Ferrufino, Silvio Menacho, Jose Gil, Jennifer Spicer, Julia Budde, Michael Z Levy, Ricardo W Bozo, Robert H Gilman, Caryn Bern, Working Group on Chagas Disease in Bolivia and Peru
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3731239?pdf=render

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