Wild Triatoma infestans, a potential threat that needs to be monitored

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 60-64

  Noireau, François ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Chagas disease; Sylvatic foci; Triatoma infestans

Indexed keywords

TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 68949201916     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900010     Document Type: Article

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