Cultural perception of triatomine bugs and Chagas disease in Bolivia: a cross-sectional field study

Abstract Background Chagas disease remains a major public health risk in Bolivia, particularly among rural indigenous communities. Here we studied the cultural perception of the triatomine vectors and Chagas disease among selected rural and urban ethnic groups from different socio-economic and geogr...

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Main Authors: Andrea Salm, Jürg Gertsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3546-0