Predominance of Trypanosoma cruzi I among Panamanian sylvatic isolates

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 178-181

  Samudio, Franklyn ^a   Ortega Barría, Eduardo ^b   Saldaña, Azael ^a   Calzada, Jose ^a  

^a Gorgas Mem Lab   (Panama)

^b High Technology Services   (Panama)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Panama; Rhodnius pallescens; Trypanosoma cruzi I

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CHAGAS DISEASE; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RHODNIUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MICE; PANAMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODNIUS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ATTALEA BUTYRACEA; RHODNIUS PALLESCENS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 33847653416     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.12.008     Document Type: Article

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