Entomological surveillance of Chagas disease in Berilo municipality, Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Entomological surveillance of Chagas disease in Berilo municipality, Jequitinhonha Valley, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil Vigilância Entomológica da doença de Chagas no município de Berilo, Vale do Jequitinhonha, Estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil
This study aimed to evaluate the Chagas Disease Control Program which has operated since 1982 in the municipality of Berilo in the Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil, based on evaluation of 5,242 domiciliary units (DUs) and 7,807 outbuildings over an eight-year period of epidemiological surveillance implanted in 1997. A total of 391 triatomines (280 Panstrongylus megistus and 111 Triato...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822009000600001