The use of morphometrics in entomological surveillance of sylvatic foci of Triatoma infestans in Bolivia

Acta Tropica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 145-153

  Dujardin, J P ^a   Bermudez, H ^b   Schofield, C J ^c  

^a ORSTOM   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Chagas disease; Morphometrics; Sylvatic focus; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; REINFECTION; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

ANIMALS; BOLIVIA; TRIATOMA;

INSECTA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; UMA;

EID: 0030762595     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(97)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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