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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...
Autores principales: | Stevens, Lori, Monroy, M. Carlota, Rodas, Antonieta Guadalupe, Dorn, Patricia L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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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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