Chagas disease is a chronic parasitic infection restricted to America. The disease is caused
by the protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to human through the feces of …

The control of Chagas disease vectors has been based principally on spraying dwellings
with insecticides. This strategy reduced the geographic range and infestation prevalence of …

In the last 15 years, different types of Triatominae resistance to different insecticides have
been reported; thus, resistance may be more widespread than known, requiring better …

Los insectos triatominos son los vectores de la enfermedad de Chagas. El control químico
de estos insectos es la principal herramienta utilizada para reducir la incidencia de la …

Chagas disease affects around 6 million people in the world, and in Latin America, it is
mainly transmitted by the kissing bug. Chemical control of the vector with pyrethroid …

Chagas disease is a zoonosis transmitted to man by blood-sucking triatomine bugs found in
the Americas. Triatoma infestans (Klug, 1834) is the main vector of Chagas' disease in …

Background Indoor residual spraying (IRS) of insecticides is a key method to reduce vector
transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, causing Chagas disease in a large part of South …

Monoterpenes are the main components of essential oils. Some members of this chemical
family present insecticidal activity. Triatoma infestans (Klug) is the main vector of Chagas …

DEET and IR3535 are insect repellents present worldwide in commercial products; their
efficacy has been mainly evaluated in mosquitoes. This study compares the toxicological …

Background In general, there was a large reduction in the occurrence of cases of Chagas
disease in the last decades in Brazil. However, despite all of these efforts, there have been …