| Literature DB >> 21426907 |
Alexandra Schwarz1, Jenny Ancca Juarez, Jean Richards, Bruno Rath, Victor Quispe Machaca, Yagahira E Castro, Edith S Málaga, Katelyn Levy, Robert H Gilman, Caryn Bern, Manuela Verastegui, Michael Z Levy.
Abstract
Insecticide-impregnated nets can kill triatomine bugs, but it remains unclear whether they can protect against Chagas disease transmission. In a field trial in Quequeña, Peru, sentinel guinea pigs placed in intervention enclosures covered by deltamethrin-treated nets showed significantly lower antibody responses to saliva of Triatoma infestans compared with animals placed in pre-existing control enclosures. Our results strongly suggest that insecticide-treated nets prevent triatomine bites and can thereby protect against infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. Anti-salivary immunoassays are powerful new tools to evaluate intervention strategies against Chagas disease.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21426907 PMCID: PMC3118394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.02.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Parasitol ISSN: 0020-7519 Impact factor: 3.981