Improved detection of house infestations with triatomines using sticky traps: a paired-comparison trial in the Argentine Chaco.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:We conducted a matched-pairs trial of three methods for detecting house infestation with triatominae bugs in a well-defined endemic rural area in the Argentine Chaco. METHODS:The three methods included a simple double-sided adhesive tape (ST) installed near host resting sites; timed-manual collections with a dislodging aerosol (TMC, the reference method used by vector control programmes), and householders' bug notifications (HN). Triatomine infestations were evaluated in 103 sites of 54 houses, including domiciles, kitchens and storerooms. RESULTS:In domiciles where Triatoma infestans was collected, sensitivity of each single method decreased from 79% by ST and 77% by HN, to 57% by TMC, and increased to 92% when ST was combined with HN. In peridomestic kitchens and storerooms, T

SUBMITTER: Enriquez GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961371 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature