Vector consumption and contact process saturation in sylvatic transmission of T. cruzi

Mathematical Population Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 135-152

  Kribs Zaleta, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Contact rate saturation; Predator prey; Vector consumption

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PROTOZOAN;

PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33746601918     PISSN: 08898480     EISSN: 1547724X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08898480600788576     Document Type: Conference Paper

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