Key source habitats and potential dispersal of triatoma infestans populations in Northwestern Argentina: implications for vector control.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Ricardo E Gürtler, María C Cecere, María Del Pilar Fernández, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec, Leonardo A Ceballos, Juan M Gurevitz, Uriel Kitron, Joel E Cohen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Argentina; Chaco; Figueroa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003238; https://doaj.org/article/a67a15fef2ec4870a7c47faf9ccedf0e

BACKGROUND:Triatoma infestans -the principal vector of the infection that causes Chagas disease- defies elimination efforts in the Gran Chaco region. This study identifies the types of human-made or -used structures that are key sources of these bugs in the initial stages of house reinfestation afte...