Control measures for Chagas disease

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 49-60

  Cruz Pacheco, Gustavo ^a   Esteva, Lourdes ^a   Vargas, Cristobal ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Basic reproductive number; Chagas; Control measures; Triatomines; Trypanosoma cruzi; Zooprophylaxis

Indexed keywords

BASIC REPRODUCTIVE NUMBER; CHAGAS; CONTROL MEASURES; TRIATOMINES; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ZOOPROPHYLAXIS;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; STATISTICS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONTROL STRATEGY; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; LATIN AMERICA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RURAL POPULATION; TRIATOMINAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

LATIN AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84860376421     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: 18793134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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