Prevalence of antibody to Trypanosoma cruzi in three populations in Belize

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 298-301

  Jaramillo, Ruth ^a   Bryan, Joe P ^b   Schur, Joan ^c   Pan, Alfred A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE   (Belize)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BELIZE; BLOOD DONOR; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; SOLDIER;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0030885614     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.298     Document Type: Article

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