Presence of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and Risk of Transmission of Chagas Disease in Colima, México

With the purpose of evaluating the risk of transmission of the Chagas disease in the State of Colima, México, an entomological survey was performed to obtain triatominae and the rate of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi determined by examination of its dejections. Two hundred eighteen houses located in...

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Main Authors: Francisco Espinoza-Gómez, Arcadio Maldonado-Rodríguez, Rafael Coll-Cárdenas, Carlos Moises Hernández-Suárez, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000100002