Ecological and sociodemographic determinants of house infestation by Triatoma infestans in indigenous communities of the Argentine Chaco.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: M Sol Gaspe, Yael M Provecho, M Victoria Cardinal, M del Pilar Fernández, Ricardo E Gürtler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Argentina; Argentine; Chaco; Pampa
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003614; https://doaj.org/article/b259ca77122d495fa5e96ceabe516c78

BACKGROUND:The Gran Chaco ecoregion, a hotspot for Chagas and other neglected tropical diseases, is home to >20 indigenous peoples. Our objective was to identify the main ecological and sociodemographic determinants of house infestation and abundance of Triatoma infestans in traditional Qom popul...