Triatoma dimidiata infestation in chagas disease endemic regions of guatemala: Comparison of random and targeted cross-sectional surveys

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  King, Raymond J ^a   Cordon Rosales, Celia ^b   Cox, Jonathan ^a   Davies, Clive R ^a   Kitron, Uriel D ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPLAND; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRASSLAND; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMIDITY; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA; VECTOR CONTROL; ZOONOSIS; ANIMAL; FAMILY SIZE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MITE INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; MITE INFESTATIONS; PREVALENCE; TRIATOMA;

EID: 79955831421     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001035     Document Type: Article

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