Environmental risk factors for diseases transmitted by vectors: a case study in North-Argentina |
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Authors: | Curto de Casas Y. Verhasselt R.U. Carcavallo R. Boffi |
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Affiliation: | (1) S.I., Coniceti–, Cibiom, Argentina;(2) Geografisch Instituut, Vrije Universiteit, Brussel, Belgium;(3) Instituto Osqaldo Cruz, Brasil;(4) Ministerio de la Salud de la Nación, Argentina |
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Abstract: | The study quantifies the environmental risk factors for two diseases with different vectors and cycles of transmission: malaria and Chagas' disease in N.W. Argentina near the Bolivian border. This is the area within Argentina where malaria is still a serious health problem. Chagas' disease is to some extent present in many parts of the country. The field work for the study concerned 5903 people in 1466 dwellings. The study resulted in detailed maps of risk factors: particularly water quality and contacts with migrants from Bolivia in the case of malaria; and thatched roofs and dogs in the case of Chagas' disease. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | Chagas' disease Salvador Mazza environmental risk factor malaria vector bone disease |
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