title: [The impact of the extensive chemical control of Triatoma infestans on the incidence of acute cases and the prevalence of human Chagas disease. The example of Montalvânia, Minas Gerais State].
abstract: From the emergency of acute cases of Chagas Disease in Montalvânia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the implementation of triatomine chemical control, the disappearing of these cases and the immediate reduction of incidence of the infection in the municipality are verified. The evolution of the dispersion and control of Triatoma infestans in Montalvânia and the evolution of the serology in general population during the last thirty years are showed.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade e Medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás, Hospital Anis Rassi, Goiânia, GO, Brasil. arassijr@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rassi
authors.forename: Alejandro O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Luquetti
authors.forename: José Florisval
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ornelas
authors.forename: José Fernandes
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ervilha
authors.forename: Gustavo Gabriel
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Rassi
authors.forename: Anis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rassi Júnior
authors.forename: Bernardino Vaz de Mello
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Azeredo
authors.forename: João Carlos Pinto
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dias
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007306:Insecticides; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles; D011156:Population Density; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014224:Triatoma / Q000469:parasitology; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D009570:Nitriles; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017180:decamethrin