Current situation of Chagas disease in Central America

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 41-44

  Ponce, Carlos ^a  

^a Secretariat of Health   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Central America; Chagas disease; Prevention; Rhodnius; Transmission control; Triatoma; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PALLESCENS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA; TRIATOMA NITIDA; TRIATOMA RYCKMANI; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 36349004284     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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