Environmental and demographic factors determining the spatial distribution of Triatoma guasayana in peridomestic and semi-sylvatic habitats of rural northwestern Argentina

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-282

  Vazquez Prokopec, G M ^a,b   Cecere, M C ^a   Kitron, U ^b   Gurtler R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Goats; Natural habitat; Reinfestation; Spatial statistics; Vector population clustering

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; GIS; GOAT; INSECT; RANGE EXPANSION; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ARGENTINA; CHACO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CACTACEAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA GUASAYANA;

EID: 49749145982     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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