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Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius) as Vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi

Populations of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, have recently undergone explosive growth. Bed bugs share many important traits with triatomine insects, but it remains unclear whether these similarities include the ability to transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. He...

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Autores principales: Salazar, Renzo, Castillo-Neyra, Ricardo, Tustin, Aaron W., Borrini-Mayorí, Katty, Náquira, César, Levy, Michael Z.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25404068
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0483