An entomoepidemiological investigation of Chagas disease in the state of Ceará, Northeast Region of Brazil

The seroprevalence of Chagas disease in humans and the presence of triatomines were investigated in a rural locality in the State of Ceará, Brazil, an historically endemic region. Approximately 80% of the surveyed residents agreed to undergo serological tests. Intradomestic and peridomestic environm...

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Main Authors: Carolina Fausto de Souza Coutinho, Reinaldo Souza-Santos, Natalia Faria Daflon Teixeira, Ingebourg Georg, Taís Ferreira Gomes, Marcio Neves Boia, Neilane Bertoni dos Reis, Alexander de Oliveira Maia, Marli Maria Lima
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Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2014-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2014000400785&lng=en&tlng=en