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. 2014 Dec;20(12):2055–2063. doi: 10.3201/eid2012.131820

Table 2. Estimations of initial and residual infestation for treatment phase of a Chagas disease vector control program, Arequipa, Peru, 2003–2011*.

Treatment received No. households Initial prevalence, %
Estimated residual infestation
Observed Estimated Prevalence, % No. (%) infested households
I and II 35,207 20.1 35.6 0.006 2 (0.3)
I only 7,521 7.0 12.2 0.16 14 (2.1)
II only 4,169 4.0 6.9 0.09 4 (0.5)
Not treated
9,594
ND
6.9†

6.9
666 (97.1)
Total 56,491 16.2 25.8 1.2 686 (100)

*Estimates are calculated by using equations in Table 3 (estimated sensitivity of inspectors p = 57% [range 46%–66%] and probability of clearing households of infestation through 1 treatment c = 98.7% [range 98.4%–98.9%]). ND, no data. 
†Extrapolation of the prevalence in households participating only in the second treatment to households that were never treated.