STRENGTHENING OF HEALTH SURVEILLANCE IN BRAZIL: MONITORING NETWORK OF THE INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN TRIATOMINAE

Authors

  • Grasielle Caldas Dávila Pessoa
  • Rafaella Alburquerque e Silva
  • Renato Vieira Alves
  • Veruska Maia da Costa
  • Karina Ribeiro Leite Jardim Cavalcante
  • Liléia Diotaiuti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v45i4.44609

Keywords:

Chagas Disease, Triatominae, insecticide resistance.

Abstract

In 2010, the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Reference Laboratory for Triatomine and Chagas Disease Epidemiology at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, launched the “Monitoring Network for Triatominae Insecticide Resistance” with a view to the following: 1) characterize and monitor the susceptibility/resistance of Brazilian triatomine populations to insecticides, 2) develop tools for the diagnosis of triatomine resistance to insecticides and 3) contribute to the evaluation and improvement of the activities developed by chemical control of triatomines
in the field. The implementation of this initiative, which is supported by the World Health Organization, is presented in detail in this work.

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Published

2016-12-13

How to Cite

DÁVILA PESSOA, G. C.; ALBURQUERQUE E SILVA, R.; ALVES, R. V.; DA COSTA, V. M.; LEITE JARDIM CAVALCANTE, K. R.; DIOTAIUTI, L. STRENGTHENING OF HEALTH SURVEILLANCE IN BRAZIL: MONITORING NETWORK OF THE INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE IN TRIATOMINAE. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 45, n. 4, p. 417–424, 2016. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v45i4.44609. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/44609. Acesso em: 12 may. 2024.

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INFORME