Trial reportTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2015
Development of a community-based intervention for the control of Chagas disease based on peridomestic animal management: an eco-bio-social perspective.
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- Pooled it
- Seasonal variations of Triatoma dimidiata demography and Trypanosoma cruzi transmission within its multi-host community in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: Insights from an integrative SIR eco-epidemiological modelling.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Bloodmeal metabarcoding reveals host feeding patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Jutiapa, Guatemala and Texas, USA.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Bloodmeal metabarcoding reveals host feeding patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Jutiapa, Guatemala and Texas, USA.Research square · 2026Article
- SARS-CoV-2 exposure in dogs before and after the largest COVID-19 wave in rural Guatemala, 2022.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Triatoma dimidiata, domestic animals and acute Chagas disease: a 10-year follow-up after an eco-bio-social intervention.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Dog ectoparasites as sentinels for pathogenic Rickettsia and Bartonella in rural Guatemala.Acta tropica · 2024Article
- Dog ectoparasites as sentinels for pathogenic Rickettsia and Bartonella in rural Guatemala.Research square · 2024Article
- Incorporating an intersectional gender approach to improve access to maternal and child health screening services.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Adoption of community-based strategies for sustainable vector control and prevention.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Chagas prevention and control in an endemic area from the Argentinian Gran Chaco Region: Data from 14 years of uninterrupted intervention.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Treatment of dogs with fluralaner reduced pyrethroid-resistant Triatoma infestans abundance, Trypanosoma cruzi infection and human-triatomine contact in the Argentine Chaco.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- The unreachable doorbells of South Texas: community engagement in colonias on the US-Mexico border for mosquito control.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Indoor residual spraying practices against Triatoma infestans in the Bolivian Chaco: contributing factors to suboptimal insecticide delivery to treated households.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
- The Eco-Bio-Social Factors That ModulateInsects · 2021Article
- Impact of involving the community in entomological surveillance of Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) (Hemiptera, Triatominae) vectorial control.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
- Serological screening for Chagas disease in an endemic region of Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil: the SaMi-Trop project.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2021Article
- Trypanosoma cruzi transmission dynamics in a synanthropic and domesticated host community.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
- Disentangling Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle dynamics through the identification of blood meal sources of natural populations of Triatoma dimidiata in Yucatán, Mexico.Parasites & vectors · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntegrated vector management strategies depend on local eco-bio-social conditions, community participation, political will and inter-sectorial partnership. Previously identified risk factors for persistent Triatoma dimidiata infestation include the presence of rodents and chickens, tiled roofs, dirt floors, partial wall plastering and dog density.
methodsA community-based intervention was developed and implemented based on cyclical stakeholder and situational analyses. Intervention implementation and evaluation combined participatory action research and cluster randomized pre-test post-test experimental designs. The intervention included modified insecticide application, education regarding Chagas disease and risk factors, and participatory rodent control.
resultsAt final evaluation there was no significant difference in post-test triatomine infestation between intervention and control, keeping pre-test rodent and triatomine infestations constant. Knowledge levels regarding Chagas disease and prevention practices including rodent control, chicken management and health service access increased significantly only in intervention communities. The odds of nymph infection and rat infestation were 8.3 and 1.9-fold higher in control compared to intervention communities, respectively.
conclusionVector control measures without reservoir control are insufficient to reduce transmission risk in areas with persistent triatomine infestation. This integrated vector management program can complement house improvement initiatives by prioritizing households with risk factors such as tiled roofs. Requirement for active participation and multi-sectorial coordination poses implementation challenges.
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