Presence of antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi in Costa Rican dogs;Presencia de anticuerpos contra Trypanosoma cruzi en perros de Costa Rica

Parasitologia Latinoamericana

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 66-68

  Reyes, Liliana ^a   Silesky, Ericka ^a   Cerdas, Carlos ^a   Chinchilla, Misael ^a   Guerrero, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Canine trypanosomosis; Chagas disease; Costa Rica; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847640478     PISSN: 07177704     EISSN: 07177712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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