Control of Chagas disease vectors
Salud pública Méx
; 45(2): 123-128, mar.-abr. 2003. tab
Article
in English
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RESUMO
Most Latin American countries are making dramatic progress in controlling Chagas disease, through a series of national and international initiatives focusing on elimination of domestic populations of Triatominae, improved screening of blood donors, and clinical support and treatment of persons infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Some countries, particularly Uruguay, Chile and Brazil, are sufficiently advanced in their programmes to initiate detailed planning of the subsequent phases of Chagas disease control, while others such as Peru, Ecuador, and Mexico, are currently applying only the initial phases of the control campaigns. In this review, we seek to provide a brief history of the campaigns as a basis for discussion of future interventions. Our aim is to relate operational needs to the underlying biological aspects that have made Chagas disease so serious in Latin America but have also revealed the epidemiological vulnerability of this disease
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
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SDG3 - Target 3.3 End transmission of communicable diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Chagas Disease
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Neglected Diseases
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Zoonoses
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Chagas Disease
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Insect Control
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Chagas Disease
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Insect Vectors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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South America
Language:
English
Journal:
Salud pública Méx
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
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United kingdom
Institution/Affiliation country:
Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica/MX
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LSHTM/GB