Morphometric analysis of Triatoma dimidiata populations (Reduviidae:Triatominae) from Mexico and Northern Guatemala

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 477-482

  Lehmann, P ^a   Ordonez R ^a   Ojeda Baranda, R ^b   Mendez De Lira, J ^b   Hidalgo Sosa, L ^b   Monroy, C ^c   Ramsey, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN CARLOS DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Guatemala; Mexico; Morphometry; Triatoma dimidiata

Indexed keywords

REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 26444559098     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762005000500006     Document Type: Article

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