Impregnated netting slows infestation by Triatoma infestans

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 528-534

  Levy, Michael Z ^a   Quíspe Machaca, Victor R ^b   Ylla Velasquez, Jose L ^b   Waller, Lance A ^c   Richards, Jean M ^b   Rath, Bruno ^b   Borrini Mayori, Katty ^b   Cornejo Del Carpio, Juan G ^d   Cordova Benzaquen, Eleazar ^e   McKenzie, F Ellis ^a   Wirtz, Robert A ^f   Maguire, James H ^g   Gilman, Robert H ^h   Bern, Caryn ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Dirección Regional del Ministerio de Salud   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN AGUSTÍN DE AREQUIPA   (Peru)

^f CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN;

ARTICLE; BED NET; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; PERU; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 53749096984     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.528     Document Type: Article

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