Molecular epidemiology of Chagas disease in the wild transmission cycle: The evaluation in the sylvatic vector Mepraia spinolai from an endemic area of Chile

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 656-659

  Coronado, Ximena ^a   Rozas, Marlene ^a   Botto Mahan, Carezza ^b   Ortíz, Sylvia ^a   Cattan, Pedro E ^b   Solari, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; HABITAT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MEPRAIA SPINOLAI; NONHUMAN; TRIATOMINAE;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; INSECT VECTORS; NYMPH; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MEPRAIA; MEPRAIA SPINOLAI; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 70349750344     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0053     Document Type: Article

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