Low probability of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans by domiciliary Triatoma sordida in Bolivia

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 653-656

  Noireau, F ^a   Breniere F ^b   Ordonez J ^c   Cardozo, L ^d   Morochi, W ^e   Gutierrez, T ^c   Bosseno, M F ^b   Garcia, S ^d   Vargas, F ^a   Yaksic, N ^e   Dujardin, J P ^b   Peredo, C ^d   Wisnivesky Colli, C ^f  

^a Institut de recherche pour le developpement Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Centro de Investigación Económica del Colegio de Economista   (Bolivia)

^d CENETROP   (Bolivia)

^e Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

American trypanosomiasis; Bolivia; Chagas disease; Transmission; Triatoma sordida; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHICKEN; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA SORDIDA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 13144266742     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90508-3     Document Type: Article

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