Chagas disease vector surveillance: performance of different vector-detection devices across regions and triatomine species.

Ref., reference; in the “Comparison” column, letters in parentheses indicate whether the study area was (c) or was not (nc) under chemical vector control; (nc/c) indicates that some, but not all, houses had been recently sprayed, and (nd) that no data on spraying were provided; AS, active searches by vector control staff (ASfo, using a flushing-out agent, generally a low-concentration pyrethroid solution; ASkd, using full insecticide application to ‘knock-down’ the bugs); DD, vector-detection devices (DDgn, Gómez-Núñez boxes; DDmb, ‘María’ boxes; DDsf, ‘Santa Fe’ boxes; DDb, box; DDps, paper sheet; DDp, plastic boxes; DDtb ‘tetra-brick’ recycled boxes; whenever several designs [or an undescribed one] were used, no specification is given); Rp, Rhodnius prolixus; Ti, Triatoma infestans; Ts, Triatoma sordida; Pm, Panstrongylus megistus; Rec, Rhodnius ecuadoriensis; mo, month(s); yr, year(s). In the “Setting” column, the ecoregions included in each study are given in parentheses.