Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatoma infestans and other triatomines: Long-term effects of a control program in rural northwestern Argentina

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 392-399

  Cecere, María C ^d   Castañera, Mónica B ^d   Canale, Delmi M ^b   Chuit, Roberto ^c   Gürtler, Ricardo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Servicio National de Chagas Ctro Reservorios y Vectores E   (Argentina)

^c Academia de Medicina   (Argentina)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAMETHRIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RURAL AREA;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VECTOR CONTROL;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0344223245     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49891999000500003     Document Type: Article

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