Experimental transmission of the parasitic flagellates Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli between triatomine bugs or mice and captive neotropical bats

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 559-565

  Thomas, Maurice E ^a,c   Rasweiler IV, John J ^a   D'Alessandro, Antonio ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Neotropical bats; Triatomines; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma rangeli

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTIBEUS LITURATUS; CAROLLIA PERSPICILLATA; DESMODUS ROTUNDUS; GLOSSOPHAGA SORICINA; HEXAPODA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS; MUS; PHYLLOSTOMUS HASTATUS; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMA RANGELI;

EID: 34548397759     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000068     Document Type: Article

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