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| Title |
A motorized vehicle-mounted sprayer as a new tool for Chagas disease vector control
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| Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00099115 |
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| Authors |
Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Patricia Lencina, Cynthia Spillmann, Ricardo Esteban Gürtler |
| Abstract |
Residual insecticide spraying still is the main tool used to suppress house infestations with Chagas disease vectors. While manual compression sprayers (MCS) have traditionally been used in Latin America, Mendoza's vector control program from Argentina introduced the use of a modified motorized vehicle-mounted sprayer (VMS) with apparent advantages over MCS. We conducted a randomized intervention trial to evaluate the effectiveness and selected components of the performance of MCS and VMS. We assessed house infestation by Triatoma infestans in 76 previously-infested houses at 0, 1, 4 and 12 months postintervention. Infestations were reduced substantially, with no significant differences between treatments. End-point infestations were restricted to peridomiciles. Although VMS required less time to complete the house spraying than MCS, both treatments had similar performance and did not suppress infestations completely. The main relative advantages of VMS were a reduced physical effort, especially under harsh field conditions, and potential gains in spray coverage per unit of time. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 36 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 16 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 19% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 14% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 2 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 50% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 June 2017.
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