The Sylvatic Cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi: A Still Unsolved Puzzle

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 203-204

  Jansen, Ana Maria ^a   Santos De Pinho, Ana Paula ^a   Lisboa, Cristiane Varella ^a   Cupolillo, Elisa ^a   Mangia, Regina Helena ^a   Fernandes, Octavio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Sylvatic cycle; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYMOLOGY; MARSUPIAL; OPOSSUM; PARASITOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE VECTORS; MARSUPIALIA; OPOSSUMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0033255445     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700030     Document Type: Article

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