Evidence of colonization of man-made ecotopes by Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) in Costa Rica

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 659-660

  Zeledón, Rodrigo ^a   Montenegro, Víctor M ^a   Zeledón, Oswaldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Colonization; Costa Rica; Man made ecotopes; Triatoma dimidiata

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHICKEN; CHILD; COSTA RICA; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOUSING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOUSE; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHILD; COSTA RICA; DOGS; HOUSING; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0035406321     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000500012     Document Type: Article

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