DNA evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Chilean wild vector Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 237-239

  Botto Mahan, Carezza ^a   Ortiz, Sylvia ^b   Rozas, Marlene ^b   Cattan, Pedro E ^a   Solari, Aldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Kissingbug; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CHILE; DNA DETERMINATION; HEMIPTERA; INSECT; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REDUVIIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MEPRAIA SPINOLAI; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 21044438506     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762005000300003     Document Type: Article

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