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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Main Authors: Lina María Rendón, Felipe Guhl, Juan Manuel Cordovez, Diana Erazo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2015-05-01
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