A new host of Trypanosoma cruzi from Jujuy, Argentina: octodontomys gliroides (Gervais & D'Orbigny, 1844) (Rodentia, Octodontidae)

To identify wild hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi, surveys were conducted in the subandean valleys of Jujuy Province, Argentina, between June 1986 and March 1987. Seventy two mammals from 13 different species were examined by xenodiagnosis. Fifty two of them were mostly roedents trapped at the localities...

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Main Authors: Nicolas J. Schweigmann, Andrea Alberti, Silvia Pietrokovsky, Osvaldo Conti, Adelina Riarte, Soledad Montoya, Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1992-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000200008