Biology, diversity and strategies for the monitoring and control of triatomines - Chagas disease vectors

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 46-51

  Costa, Jane ^a   Lorenzo, Marcelo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chagas disease; Colonization; Control strategies; Sylvatic species; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

PANSTRONGYLUS; PANSTRONGYLUS MEGISTUS; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA RUBROVARIA; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 68949197686     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900008     Document Type: Article

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