New scenarios of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the Orinoco region of Colombia
Rhodnius prolixus, a blood-sucking triatomine with domiciliary anthropophilic habits, is the main vector of Chagas disease. The current paradigm of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in Columbia includes a sylvatic and domiciliary cycle co-existing with domestic and sylvatic populations of reservoirs. T...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2015-05-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000300283&lng=en&tlng=en |