Further comments on oral transmission of Chagas' disease in Brazil: Epidemiology, geographical distribution and viability of the infective parasite

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 203-204

  Benchimol Barbosa, Paulo R ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO PEDRO ERNESTO   (Brazil)

^b Rio de Janeiro Military Fire Department Central Hospital   (Brazil)

^c GAMA FILHO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Epidemiology; Geographic distribution; Oral transmission

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PASTEURIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIST LIFE CYCLE STAGE; RAIN FOREST; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS;

EID: 77952237104     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.124     Document Type: Article

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