Immunogenic salivary proteins of Triatoma infestans: development of a recombinant antigen for the detection of low-level infestation of triatomines.

Immunogenic salivary proteins of Triatoma infestans: development of a recombinant antigen for the detection of low-level infestation of triatomines.

Triatomines are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease in Latin America. The most effective vector, Triatoma infestans, has been controlled successfully in much of Latin America using insecticide spraying. Though rarely undertaken, surveillance programs are necessary i...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Schwarz, Stefan Helling, Nicolas Collin, Clarissa R Teixeira, Nora Medrano-Mercado, Jen C C Hume, Teresa C Assumpção, Katrin Marcus, Christian Stephan, Helmut E Meyer, José M C Ribeiro, Peter F Billingsley, Jesus G Valenzuela, Jeremy M Sternberg, Günter A Schaub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2760138?pdf=render

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