Eco-epidemiological study of an endemic Chagas disease region in northern Colombia reveals the importance of Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), dogs and Didelphis marsupialis in Trypanosoma cruzi maintenance

ABSTRACT: Background: In Colombia, Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma dimidiata are the main domestic triatomine species known to transmit T. cruzi. However, there are multiple reports of T. cruzi transmission involving secondary vectors. In this work, we carried out an eco-epidemiological study on Marg...

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Autores:

Cantillo Barraza, Omar
Garcés Quintero, Edilson Yamid
Gómez Palacio, Andrés Mauricio
Cortés Alemán, Luis Alberto
Pereira Neto, André
Marcet, Paula
Jansen Franken, Ana Maria
Triana Chávez, Omar

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2015

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/23694

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/23694

Palabra clave:

Seroepidemiologic Studies
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
Trypanosoma cruzi
Eco-epidemiological study of an endemic Chagas disease region in northern Colombia reveals the importance of Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), dogs and Didelphis marsupialis in Trypanosoma cruzi maintenance
Colombia
Dogs
Perros
Non-domiciliated vectors
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2352

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/