Prevalence and distribution of parasites and pathogens of Triatominae from Argentina, with emphasis on Triatoma infestans and Triatoma virus TrV

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-237

  Marti, Gerardo A ^a,d   Echeverria, María G ^b   Susevich, María L ^d   Becnel, James J ^c   Pelizza, Sebastián A ^d   García, Juan J ^d  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^d CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Blastocrithidia triatomae; Triatoma infestans; Triatoma virus; Triatominae; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETOPLASTIDA; PARASITOLOGY; TRIATOMA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INSECT VECTORS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

ARTHROPODA; BLASTOCRITHIDIA TRIATOMIAE; HEXAPODA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA GUASAYANA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA PLATENSIS; TRIATOMA SORDIDA; TRIATOMA VIRUS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 70350566091     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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