Additional data on the epidemiology of chagas disease in the municipality of Caxias, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

An area believed to be an autochthonous focus for Chagas' disease was investigated in the municipality of Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State. The study included search for domestic triatomine bugs, serological test (IFT and CFT) in persons in whose house infested bugs were discovered, detailed clinic...

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Main Authors: J. Rodrigues Coura, Walter B. Petana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1975-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821975000200005&lng=en&tlng=en