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Body size and hosts of Triatoma infestans populations affect the size of bloodmeal contents and female fecundity in rural northwestern Argentina

Human sleeping quarters (domiciles) and chicken coops are key source habitats of Triatoma infestans—the principal vector of the infection that causes Chagas disease—in rural communities in northern Argentina. Here we investigated the links among individual bug bloodmeal contents (BMC, mg), female fe...

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Autores principales: Gürtler, Ricardo E., Fernández, María del Pilar, Cecere, María Carla, Cohen, Joel E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5734792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29211791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006097