Effects of chickens on the prevalence of infestation and population density of Triatoma infestans in rural houses of north-west Argentina

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-388

  Cecere, María C ^a   Gürtler, Ricardo E ^a,c   Chuit, Roberto ^b   Cohen, Joel E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Dir de Epidemiologia de la Nacion   (Argentina)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chagas disease; Dispersal; Host feeding patterns; Triatoma infestans; Trypanosoma cruzi; Vector control; Zooprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS' DISEASE; LIVESTOCK IN HOUSES; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; VECTOR CONTROL;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0031253555     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00426.x     Document Type: Article

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