Seasonal variations of microclimatic conditions in domestic and peridomestic habitats of Triatoma infestans in rural northwest Argentina

Acta Tropica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-238

  Vazquez Prokopec, G M ^a   Ceballos, L A ^a   Cecere, M C ^a   Gurtler R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Chagas disease; Population dynamics; Temperature; Triatoma infestans; Vector

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE VECTOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GOAT; HUMIDITY; INFESTATION; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES HABITAT; SWINE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHICKENS; ECOSYSTEM; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENVIRONMENT; GOATS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INSECT VECTORS; MICROCLIMATE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TRIATOMA;

ARGENTINA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GALLUS GALLUS; SUS SCROFA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0036890372     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00204-8     Document Type: Article

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