[current human and canine seroprevalence of chagasic infection in san pedro de atacama county, ii region of antofagasta, chile, 1995]. | in order to assess the impact of a control program against triatoma infestans launched in 1988, based on insecticide spraying of dwellings, a serological survey for chagasic infection was carried out during 1995 in three localities from san pedro de atacama county (22 degrees 55' south lat., 68 degrees 12' west long.), ii region of antofagasta in northern chile. blood samples from 531 children and adolescents and 65 dogs were subjected to elisa test and indirect immunofluorescent test for chagas ... | 1996 | 9302779 |
[epidemiological status of chagas disease in the endemic area from region ii of antofagasta]. | during 1997 a seroepidemiological study on chagas' disease was carried out in 18 localities of three provinces (tocopilla, el loa and antofagasta) of region ii (20 degrees 56'-26 degrees south lat.; 70 degrees 38'-67 degrees west long.), in order to assess the impact of the control program against triatoma infestans launched in 1988, based on insecticide spraying of dwellings. by means of elisa and an indirect hemagglutination test for chagas' disease blood samples from 1,034 children under 10 y ... | 1999 | 10488587 |