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Sleeping habits affect access to host by Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata

BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is mainly transmitted by blood-sucking bugs called triatomines. In the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, the main vector of T. cruzi is Triatoma dimidiata. While this species may colonize houses in other regions, it is mostly intrusive i...

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Autores principales: Waleckx, Etienne, Pasos-Alquicira, Rafael, Ramírez-Sierra, María Jesús, Dumonteil, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27809930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1852-3

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