Developmental and reproductive patterns of Triatoma brasiliensis infected with Trypanosoma cruzi under laboratory conditions

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1057-1060

  Oliveira, Tiago G ^a   Carvalho Costa, Filipe A ^b   Gomes, Taís F ^a   Sarquis, Otília ^a   Sposina, Ricardo ^a,c   Lima, Marli M ^a  

^a Laboratório de Eco Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Triatoma brasiliensis; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

MUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 78650836374     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000800018     Document Type: Article

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