Residual foci of Triatoma infestans infestation: Surveillance and control in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2001-2018.

Autor:	Bedin C; Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil., Wilhelms T; Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil., Villela MM; Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Departamento de Parasitologia, Pelotas, RS, Brasil., Silva GCCD; Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil., Riffel APK; Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde de Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, RS, Brasil., Sackis P; Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde de Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, RS, Brasil., Mello F; Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Centro Estadual de Vigilância em Saúde, Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2021 Mar 08; Vol. 54. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 08 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-0530-2020
Abstrakt:	Introduction: This retrospective study conducted from 2001 to 2018 investigated the residual foci of Triatoma infestans infestation in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methods: The data were obtained via entomological surveillance and the distribution of vector occurrence. The coverage of active research was mapped. Results: The largest coverage rate for active research was observed in the northwest region of the total of 515,081 domiciles researched. Most T. infestans specimens were captured in the peridomicile. Conclusions: Infestation has decreased significantly since 2008, and T. infestans has not been captured since 2015.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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