Morphometric evidence for a possible role of Rhodnius prolixus from palm trees in house re-infestation in the State of Barinas (Venezuela)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-177

  Feliciangeli, M Dora ^a   Sanchez Martin, Maria ^b   Marrero, Rosalba ^b   Davies, Clive ^b   Dujardin, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Morphometrics; Rhodnius prolixus; Vector control; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE VECTOR; ECTOPARASITE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVERGREEN FOREST; INSECT; MORPHOMETRY; PARASITE INFESTATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; VILLAGE;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RECOLONIZATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMIGRANT; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RHODNIUS; SURVIVOR; TREE; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; CHAGAS DISEASE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; RHODNIUS; VENEZUELA; WING;

BARINAS [VENEZUELA]; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS;

EID: 33847769127     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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