Mixed domestic infestation by Rhodnius prolixus StäL, 1859 and Panstrongylus geniculatus Latreille, 1811, vector incrimination, and seroprevalence for Trypanosoma cruzi among inhabitants in El Guamito, Lara State, Venezuela

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 501-505

  Feliciangeli, M Dora ^a   Carrasco, Hernán ^b   Patterson, James S ^c   Suarez, Benny ^a   Martínez, Clara ^b   Medina, Mehudy ^d  

^a Sede Aragua   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; NONHUMAN; PANSTRONGYLUS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RHODNIUS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VENEZUELA;

ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; LARA; PANSTRONGYLUS; PANSTRONGYLUS GENICULATUS; PROTOZOA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 7644229279     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.501     Document Type: Article

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