Triatomismo del Departamento San Luis del Palmar de la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. / [Triatoma infestation in the San Luis del Palmar Department of Corrientes Province, Argentina]

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to determine domestic and peridomestic infestation of Triatominae, Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates, and the prevalence of human seroreactivity in rural areas of the Department of San Luis del Palmar, Corrientes, Argentina (Fig. 1). The study took place from April 1986 to May 1989. The Department of San Luis del Palmar covers an area of 2551 km2 and is part of the Neotropical biogeographic region, Chacoan Dominion and Province. The climate is of the subhumid type. The mean annual temperature is 21.6 degrees C. Some localities were chosen because of the presence of triatominae. Households were carefully examined and classified according to their building materials. A 0.2