Comparison of intervention strategies for control of Triatoma dimidiata in Nicaragua
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 95(6): 867-71, Nov.-Dec. 2000. tab, graf
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RESUMO
The effectiveness of three operational strategies for the control of Triatoma dimidiata was compared by a field trial in the Department of Madriz, Nicaragua. One strategy involved full pretrial evaluation, followed by spraying of all houses irrespective of whether or not they had been found to be infested. The second strategy minimised the pretrial evaluation by considering the locality infested as soon as one house was found to be positive, followed by spraying all houses. The third strategy involved full pretrial evaluation, followed by spraying only those houses found to be positive. Evaluation after twelve months indicated that all three strategies were similarly effective, since all sprayed houses remained free of infestation. However, comparative estimates of the unit intervention costs indicated that strategies 1 and 2 were substantially less efficient than the third strategy of spraying only positive houses
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International databases
Health context:
Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Goal 4: Health financing
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Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Triatoma
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Insect Control
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Chagas Disease
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Insect Vectors
Type of study:
Health economic evaluation
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Nicaragua
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Guatemala
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Nicaragua
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United kingdom
Institution/Affiliation country:
Bayer SA/GT
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LSHTM/GB
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Ministerio de Salud/NI