ABSTRACT
Visa descrever o perfil e o caminho histórico percorrido pela leishmaniose tegumentar americana no cerrado goiano.(AU)
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Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/history , History of Medicine , BrazilSubject(s)
Animals , Animals, Laboratory , Feeding Behavior , Parasites/physiology , Parasitology , Triatominae/physiology , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Humans , Animals , Feeding Behavior , Light , Parasitology , Triatominae/physiology , Triatominae/growth & development , Trypanosomiasis/diagnosisABSTRACT
This article describes the nature and effectiveness of methods developed for longitudinal surveillance and control of Chagas' disease vectors in Mambaí, Brazil. The surveillance effort made use of an education program in the schools, community leader and resident participation, specific surveillance equipment (Gómez-Nuñez boxes, instructive posters, and instructive calendars with special detection papers), periodic manual collection of triatomines, and a network of collection posts. Spraying of infested houses was accomplished partly by community leaders who received special training for this purpose. The methods used offer an affordable approach to triatomine surveillance and control well-suited to use in large scale national programs
Subject(s)
Chagas Disease/epidemiology , Pesticide Utilization , Community Participation/trends , Health Education , Fumigation/methods , Insect Control/methods , TriatominaeABSTRACT
This article describes the nature and effectiveness of methods developed for longitudinal surveillance and control of Chagas' disease vectors in Mambaí, Brazil. The surveillance effort made use of an education program in the schools, community leader and resident participation, specific surveillance equipment (Gómez-Nuñez boxes, instructive posters, and instructive calendars with special detection papers), periodic manual collection of triatomines, and a network of collection posts. Spraying of infested houses was accomplished partly by community leaders who received special training for this purpose. The methods used offer an affordable approach to triatomine surveillance and control well-suited to use in large scale national programs
This article will also be published in Spanish in the Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam. Vol. 116(2):97-117, 1994
