Risk factors and spatial analysis for domiciliary infestation with the Chagas disease vector Triatoma venosa in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Colombia, communities living in the Andean region are the most affected by Chagas disease due to the presence of the main vectors, the environmental and risk factors associated with house infestation. Triatoma venosa is classified as a secondary vector that is frequently found in the departments of Boyaca and Cundinamarca, but epidemiological information and its association with risk factors in domestic and peridomestic areas is unknown. The study aimed to evaluate housing and environmental characteristics associated with domestic and peridomestic infestation by T. venosa and a risk map was estimated.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in municipalities of Boyaca and Cundinamarca, Colombia. From March to July 2015, triatomine infestatio

SUBMITTER: Quiros-Gomez O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8935413 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature