Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-405

  Reisenman, Carolina E ^a   Lawrence, Gena ^b   Guerenstein, Pablo G ^a,c   Gregory, Teresa ^a   Dotson, Ellen ^b   Hildebrand, John G ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; INFECTION RISK; INSECT DISEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; UNITED STATES; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ARIZONA; CHAGAS DISEASE; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 77649108572     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1603.090648     Document Type: Article

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