Panstrongylus geniculatus and four other species of triatomine bug involved in the Trypanosoma cruzi enzootic cycle: high risk factors for Chagas’ disease transmission in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, Venezuela

BACKGROUND: Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is autochthonous to the Americas. Its distribution depends on triatomine bugs that are responsible for the transmission of the disease. In 2005, we reported the presence of Panstrongylus geniculatus as a risk for Chaga...

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Autores principales: Carrasco, Hernán J, Segovia, Maikell, Londoño, Juan C, Ortegoza, Jaire, Rodríguez, Marlenes, Martínez, Clara E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25532708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0602-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25532708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0602-7

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