Prevention of the transmission of Chagas' disease with pyrethroid-impregnated materials

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-311

  Kroeger, Axel ^a   Villegas, Elci ^b   Ordoñez González, José ^c   Pabon, Eulides ^d   Scorza, José Vicente ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^c Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical   (Colombia)

^d Unidad de Control de Vectores   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYHALOTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHAGAS DISEASE; COLOMBIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; RHODNIUS; SEROLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENEZUELA; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; PROTOZOA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RHODNIUS ROBUSTUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PYRETHRINS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0037502800     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.307     Document Type: Article

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