Hunting, Swimming, and Worshiping: Human Cultural Practices Illuminate the Blood Meal Sources of Cave Dwelling Chagas Vectors (Triatoma dimidiata) in Guatemala and Belize

BACKGROUND: Triatoma dimidiata, currently the major Central American vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, inhabits caves throughout the region. This research investigates the possibility that cave dwelling T. dimidiata might transmit the parasite to humans and links...

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Autores principales: Stevens, Lori, Monroy, M. Carlota, Rodas, Antonieta Guadalupe, Dorn, Patricia L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25211347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003047

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4161339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25211347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003047

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