PCR reveals significantly higher rates of Trypanosoma cruzi infection than microscopy in the Chagas vector, Triatoma infestans: High rates found in Chuquisaca, Bolivia

BACKGROUND: The Andean valleys of Bolivia are the only reported location of sylvatic Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease in this country, and the high human prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in this region is hypothesized to result from the ability of vectors to persist in...

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Autores principales: Pizarro, Juan Carlos, Lucero, David E, Stevens, Lori
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17597541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-66

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17597541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-7-66

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