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Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America
Vectors of trypanosomiasis – tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in Latin America – are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render them highly vulnerable to available control methods. For both, the main operational problems relate to re-invasion o...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18673535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-1-24 |
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author | Schofield, Chris J Kabayo, John P |
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description | Vectors of trypanosomiasis – tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in Latin America – are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render them highly vulnerable to available control methods. For both, the main operational problems relate to re-invasion of treated areas, and the solution seems to be in very large-scale interventions covering biologically-relevant areas rather than adhering to administrative boundaries. In this review we present the underlying rationale, operational background and progress of the various trypanosomiasis vector control initiatives active in both continents. |
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spelling | pubmed-25260772008-08-28 Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America Schofield, Chris J Kabayo, John P Parasit Vectors Review Vectors of trypanosomiasis – tsetse (Glossinidae) in Africa, kissing-bugs (Triatominae) in Latin America – are very different insects but share demographic characteristics that render them highly vulnerable to available control methods. For both, the main operational problems relate to re-invasion of treated areas, and the solution seems to be in very large-scale interventions covering biologically-relevant areas rather than adhering to administrative boundaries. In this review we present the underlying rationale, operational background and progress of the various trypanosomiasis vector control initiatives active in both continents. BioMed Central 2008-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2526077/ /pubmed/18673535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-1-24 Text en Copyright © 2008 Schofield and Kabayo; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Schofield, Chris J Kabayo, John P Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America |
title | Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America |
title_full | Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America |
title_fullStr | Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America |
title_full_unstemmed | Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America |
title_short | Trypanosomiasis vector control in Africa and Latin America |
title_sort | trypanosomiasis vector control in africa and latin america |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526077/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18673535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-1-24 |
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