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Ficha

Populations of Triatoma infestans resistance to pyrethroid in the chaco boreal biogeographic region of Bolivia: chronological analysis

Título

Populations of Triatoma infestans resistance to pyrethroid in the chaco boreal biogeographic region of Bolivia: chronological analysis

Autoría

Mirko Rojas Cortez
Walter Santa Cruz
Jorge Coro
Fidel Fernandez
Vinicius Coelho
Rodrigo Llanos
Bernardino Vaz de Mello
Francisco Panzera
Eduardo Zerba
Joao Carlos Pinto Dias
Lileia Diotaiuti

Descripción

In this work is showed a chronological description of die most relevant activities of Triatoma infestans control conducted by the Bolivian National Program of Chagas Disease from 2001 to date, with special emphasis on die Chaco Boreal Bolivia region. This review begins with the detection of T infestans resistant populations to pyrethroids at the beginning of this decade, describes the specific difficulties encountered in this region and the field tests conducted. Finally concludes describing the current control strategies and initiatives aimed to eliminate die transmission by T. infestans.

Formato

PDF

Idioma

Inglés
Portugués
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Editor

Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical

Identificador

ISSN/ISBN: 0037-8682

Fecha de aceptación

2008