Infestation of rural houses by Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in southern area of Gran Chaco in Argentina

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1060-1067

  Porcasi, X ^a,b   Catala S S ^a   Hrellac, H ^c   Scavuzzo, M C ^b   Gorla, D E ^a  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales   (Argentina)

^c Programa Provincial de Chagas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Geographical information system; Gran Chaco; House infestation pattern; Peridomestic infestation; T. infestans

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TRIATOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; NITRILES; PLANTS; PYRETHRINS; RURAL POPULATION; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRIATOMA;

HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 33750954238     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1060:IORHBT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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