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Risk factors for triatomines in Venezuela and Colombia
Maria J. Sanchez-Martin 1 , Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum 1 , M Dora Feliciangeli 2
and Clive R Davies 1
1. Department of infectious & tropical diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine, Kepple Street, London WC1E 7HT
2. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, BIOMED, Universidad de Carabobo, Maracay,
Venezuela
Previous studies have already demonstrated the importance of a range of housing
characteristics on the prevalence of triatomine infestation in and around houses.
Risk factors for triatomine infestation are likely to be species specific and even area
specific (especially for species with a wide geographical distribution area).
Previously published risk factor studies for infestation with triatomines have been
carried out in Argentina for Triatoma infestans [1, 2], Brazil for Rhodnius megistus,
T.infestans, Triatoma sordida, Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma pseudomaculata
[3-7]. In Costa Rica for infestation by Triatoma dimidiata [8, 9] and Mexico for
Triatoma pallidipennis infestation [10-12]. Risk factor analysis allow the
identification of areas to target control strategies for the control of domiciliary
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