[Chagas disease: impact of Triatoma infestans control program in Alto del Carmen, Huasco Province, III Region Atacama, Chile]. / Enfermedad de Chagas: impacto del programa de control del Triatoma infestans en la comuna de Alto del Carmen, provincia de Huasco, III Region Atacama, Chile.
Bol Chil Parasitol
; 51(1-2): 28-30, 1996.
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| ID: mdl-9196951
A control program of Triatoma infestans has been carried out in Alto del Carmen, an endemic chagasic rural county in the III Region, Chile. The program started in 1988 with an attack phase consisting in a masshouse spraying with residual insecticide, followed by an entomological surveillance phase with health education for community participation and vector detection in eventually reinfested houses. A yearly evaluation in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995 was carried out in order to determine the effectiveness of vector control activities. In 1992, 24.1% of dwellings was infested, whereas in 1993, 1994 and 1995 the infestation rates were 3.9%, 2.8% and 4.0% respectively. The similar infestation rates found in 1993, 1994 and 1995 suggest passive dispersion of triatomas from areas without surveillance. Additionally, in 1994, 110 (16.0%) out of 688 examined people resulted serologically positive. It is noteworthy that all of the children in the 0-4 year age group--born after the attack phase--resulted serologically negative. This fact may indicate the interruption of vectorial transmission of Chagas' disease in Alto del Carmen county. It is concluded that the control activities performed in the county constitute good strategies to the Nacional Program of Control of T. infestans, but for the success of such a program it is necessary to integrate the efforts of all endemic areas with an active community participation.
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Assunto principal:
Triatoma
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Controle de Insetos
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Doença de Chagas
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Insetos Vetores
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Bol Chil Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Chile