Habitat Management to Reduce Human Exposure to Trypanosoma cruzi and Western Conenose Bugs (Triatoma protracta)

EcoHealth

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 525-534

  Shender, Lisa ^a   Niemela, Michael ^b   Conrad, Patricia ^a   Goldstein, Tracey ^a   Mazet, Jonna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Chagas disease; Microhabitat; Neotoma; Triatoma; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CALIFORNIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; INSECT VECTOR; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CHAGAS DISEASE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84981539683     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-016-1153-5     Document Type: Article

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