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

Abstract 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.

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Main Authors:	Bedin,Cleonara, Wilhelms,Tânia, Villela,Marcos Marreiro, Silva,Guilherme Carlos Castilhos da, Riffel,Ana Paula Konzen, Sackis,Paulo, Mello,Fernanda de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2021
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822021000100627
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