Interruption of Chagas Disease Transmission in the Andean Countries: Colombia

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 413-415

  Guhl, Felipe ^a   Vallejo, Gustavo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL TOLIMA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Control; Triatomines; Trypanoxoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COLOMBIA; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; PARASITOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRIATOMINAE;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; COLOMBIA; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 0033257093     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761999000700081     Document Type: Article

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