Global Public Health
Course
PUBH-100
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
Parasitic Diseases | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion
Description, Abstract, or Artist's Statement
Chagas disease is a parasitic and vector-borne endemic prevalent across Latin American countries, particularly Guatemala. The parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, is spread through triatomine insect vectors often found in low-income housing. Already claiming twelve-thousand deaths in 2016, Guatemala faces a major challenge in attempting to eliminate the triatomine vectors of Chagas disease. Various interventions have been undertaken in the country, including insecticide-based control and community-based vector surveillance.
Augustana Digital Commons Citation
Datzman, Audrey. "Guatemala : Chagas Disease" (2017). Global Public Health.
https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/pubh100global/14