Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in French Guiana

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 805-808

  Aznar, Christine ^a   La Ruche, Guy ^a   Laventure, Stéphane ^b   Carme, Bernard ^a   Liegeard, Pascale ^c   Hontebeyrie, Mireille ^c  

^a Equipe EA 3593   (French Guiana)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; French Guiana; Seroprevalence; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

INSECTA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 13844266538     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000800004     Document Type: Review

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