Re-infestation of houses by Triatoma dimidiata after intra-domicile insecticide application in the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2004 May;99(3):253-6. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762004000300002. Epub 2004 Jul 19.

Abstract

In most countries, Chagas disease transmission control remains based on domestic insecticide application. We thus evaluated the efficacy of intra-domicile cyfluthrin spraying for the control of Triatoma dimidiata, the only Chagas disease vector in the Yucatán peninsula, Mexico, and monitored potential re-infestation every 15 days for up to 9 months. We found that there was a re-infestation of houses by adult bugs starting 4 months after insecticide application, possibly from sylvatic/peridomicile areas. This points out the need to take into account the potential dispersal of sylvatic/peridomestic adult bugs into the domiciles as well as continuity action for an effective vector control.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chagas Disease / prevention & control
  • Chagas Disease / transmission
  • Housing
  • Humans
  • Insect Control / methods*
  • Insect Vectors* / growth & development
  • Insecticides*
  • Mexico
  • Nitriles
  • Pyrethrins*
  • Triatoma* / growth & development

Substances

  • Insecticides
  • Nitriles
  • Pyrethrins
  • cyfluthrin