Paleoparasitology of chagas disease - A review

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 9-16

  Araújo, Adauto ^a   Jansen, Ana Maria ^a   Reinhard, Karl ^b   Ferreira, Luiz Fernando ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Chagas disease; Mummies; Paleoepidemiology; Paleoparasitology; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 68949205054     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900004     Document Type: Article

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