Susceptibility of Triatoma infestans to deltamethrin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 104(4): 668-670, July 2009. mapas, tab
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ABSTRACT
Strategies for controlling Chagas disease are based on spraying infested houses with pyrethroid insecticides. However, the intense use of these insecticides has promoted resistance of Triatoma infestans and, in Argentina, Bolivia and Southern Brazil, low levels of resistance have been reported. Due to the persistence of T. infestans in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), we evaluated the occurrence of deltamethrin resistance in four strains from different municipalities in comparison to two susceptible strains from Brazil and one resistant strain from Bolivia. The results indicated the absence of resistance in T. infestans from RS.
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Piretrinas
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Triatoma
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Inseticidas
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Nitrilas
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Bolivia
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bolívia
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Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil