Extinction of experimental Triatoma infestans populations following continuous exposure to dogs wearing deltamethrin-treated collars

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 766-771

  Reithinger, Richard ^a   Ceballos, Leonardo ^b   Stariolo, Raúl ^c   Davies, Clive R ^d   Gürtler, Ricardo E ^b  

^a Ciudad Universitaria ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Center for Chagas Disease Reservoirs and Vectors   (Argentina)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EXPOSURE; EGG PRODUCTION; FERTILITY; INFESTATION; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 33745022123     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.766     Document Type: Article

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