Untangling the transmission dynamics of primary and secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Colombia: parasite infection, feeding sources and discrete typing units
Chagas disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects about six million people in Latin America. The main transmission mechanism is by insect vectors (stercoralian route). The insects responsible for vector transmission belong to the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)...
- Autores:
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Hernández, Carolina
Salazar Clavijo, Camilo Andrés
Brochero, Helena
Teherán Valderrama, Aníbal Alfonso
Buitrago, Luz Stella
Vera Soto, Mauricio Javier
Soto, Hugo
Flórez Rivadeneira, Zulibeth Patricia
Ardila Roldán, Susanne Carolina
Parra Henao, Gabriel
Ramírez González, Juan David
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2016
- Institución:
- Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio UCC
- Idioma:
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/947
- Acceso en línea:
- https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/947
- Palabra clave:
- Chagas disease
Secondary vectors
Trypanosoma cruzi
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Licencia CC
| Summary: | Chagas disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects about six million people in Latin America. The main transmission mechanism is by insect vectors (stercoralian route). The insects responsible for vector transmission belong to the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), composed by approximately 140 species of 5 tribes [1]. The natural habitats of triatomines include palm trees, tree holes, cracks in rocks, small caves and other animal shelters. |
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