Epidemiological profile of Chagas disease in Southern coastal Ecuador: pilot study of the <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> infection in the vector <em>Triatoma dimidiata</em>

Epidemiological profile of Chagas disease in Southern coastal Ecuador: pilot study of the <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> infection in the vector <em>Triatoma dimidiata</em>

<p>Chagas disease is a prevalent and potentially fatal parasitic infection that affects millions of people, especially in Latin America. The causative agent of the disease is the protozoan <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em>, transmitted mainly by blood-sucking insect vectors of the subfami...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Mantilla, Mauricio S. Lascano, Fernanda Jiménez, Leonardo Quinde, Manuel Espinoza, Ángel Guevara, Renato León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad San Francisco de Quito 2014-12-01
Series:ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
Subjects:
Enfermedad de Chagas
Trypanosoma cruzi
Triatoma dimidiata
Ecuador
Online Access:http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/170

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