Vector control has substantially reduced Chagas disease incidence. Yet, the enzootic nature of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles makes disease elimination impossible. Sylvatic vectors often reinfest insecticide-treated households, and continuous surveillance is key to sustained control. Vector surveillance systems are much more sensitive when the community gets involved in reporting suspect insects; thus, fairly simple participatory strategies can critically enhance Chagas disease vector control (see Abad-Franch et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001207).
Image Credit: Antonieta Rojas de Arias (Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica, Pan American Health Organization)
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