Influence of humans and domestic animals on the household prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatoma infestans populations in northwest Argentina

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 748-758

  Gurtler, Ricardo E ^b   Cohen, Joel E ^a   Cecere, Maria C ^b   Lauricella, Marta A ^b   Chuit, Roberto ^b   Segura, Elsa L ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RATE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 0031782456     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.748     Document Type: Article

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