An overview of chagas disease and the role of triatomines on its distribution in Brazil

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-234

  Araújo, Catarina A C ^a   Waniek, Peter J ^a   Jansen, Ana M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Triatomines; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE VECTOR; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; TRIATOMA;

HEXAPODA; PROTOZOA; RHODNIUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 68049126313     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2008.0185     Document Type: Review

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