High infection rates of Triatoma dimidiata are associated with low levels of Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence in Pedro Carbo, Ecuador. Use of a TC24 gene-based PCR approach

Parasite

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-68

  Guevara, A G ^a,b,d   Garzon E ^b,c   Bowen, C ^a   Cordova X ^a   Gomez E ^b   Ouaissi, A ^c  

^a HOSPITAL VOZANDES   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS ESPE   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Ecuador; Polymerase chain reaction; Triatoma dimidiata; Trypanosoma cruzi; Vectorial capacity

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; TC24 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECUADOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 15944425003     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2005121065     Document Type: Article

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