Chagas disease: Control, elimination and eradication. Is it possible?

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 962-967

  Coura, José Rodrigues ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Control eradication; Surveillance; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT VECTORS; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84890392917     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130565     Document Type: Article

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