The impact of Chagas disease control in Latin America - A review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 603-612

  Dias, J C P ^a   Silveira, A C ^b   Schofield, C J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b PAHO   (Brazil)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Latin America; Southern Cone Initiative; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; LATIN AMERICA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0036637084     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000500002     Document Type: Review

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