Biogeography and Trypanosoma cruzi infection prevalence of chagas disease vectors in Texas, USA

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-49

  Kjos, Sonia A ^a,c   Snowden, Karen F ^b   Olson, Jimmy K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; GIS; North America; Triatoma; Trypanosoma cruzi; Vector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA GERSTAECTKERI; TRIATOMA LECTICULARIA; TRIATOMA SANGUISUGA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; PREVALENCE; TEXAS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA GERSTAECKERI; TRIATOMA LECTICULARIA; TRIATOMA SANGUISUGA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 60249098737     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0026     Document Type: Article

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