Ecohealth interventions limit triatomine reinfestation following insecticide spraying in La Brea, Guatemala

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dc.contributor.authorLucero, David E.
dc.contributor.authorMorrissey, Leslie A.
dc.contributor.authorRizzo, Donna M.
dc.contributor.authorRodas, Antonieta
dc.contributor.authorGarnica, Roberto
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-18T13:49:40Z
dc.date.available2013-03-18T13:49:40Z
dc.date.copyright2013
dc.date.issued2013-02
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we evaluate the effect of participatory Ecohealth interventions on domestic reinfestation of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata after village-wide suppression of the vector population using a residual insecticide. The study was conducted in the rural community of La Brea, Guatemala between 2002 and 2009 where vector infestation was analyzed within a spatial data framework based on entomological and socio-economic surveys of homesteads within the village. Participatory interventions focused on community awareness and low-cost home improvements using local materials to limit areas of refuge and alternative blood meals for the vector within the home, and potential shelter for the vector outside the home. As a result, domestic infestation was maintained at ≤ 3% and peridomestic infestation at ≤ 2% for 5 years beyond the last insecticide spraying, in sharp contrast to the rapid reinfestation experienced in earlier insecticide only interventions.en
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dc.identifier.citationLucero, D.E., Morrissey, L.A., Rizzo, D.M., Rodas, A., Garnica, R., Stevens, L., Bustamante, D.M., & Monroy, M.C. (2013). Ecohealth Interventions Limit Triatomine Reinfestation following Insecticide Spraying in La Brea, Guatemala. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 88(4), 630-637. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.12-0448en
dc.identifier.issn0002-9637
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/50868
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ajtmh.org/content/88/4/630.long
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53343
dc.subjectGUATEMALAen
dc.subjectCHAGAS DISEASEen
dc.subjectTRIATOMA DIMIDIATAen
dc.subjectECOHEALTHen
dc.subjectSPRAYINGen
dc.subjectREINFESTATIONen
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY INTERVENTIONSen
dc.titleEcohealth interventions limit triatomine reinfestation following insecticide spraying in La Brea, Guatemalaen
dc.title.alternativeAnnex 3 of the final reporten
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holderAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
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idrc.project.number106531
idrc.project.titleEcohealth Interventions for Chagas Disease Prevention in Central Americaen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-350-15
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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