Ecological connectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi reservoirs and Triatoma pallidipennis hosts in an anthropogenic landscape with endemic Chagas disease.

Traditional methods for Chagas disease prevention are targeted at domestic vector reduction, as well as control of transfusion and maternal-fetal transmission. Population connectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected vectors and hosts, among sylvatic, ecotone and domestic habitats could jeopardize targ...

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Main Authors: Janine M Ramsey, Ana E Gutiérrez-Cabrera, Liliana Salgado-Ramírez, A Townsend Peterson, Victor Sánchez-Cordero, Carlos N Ibarra-Cerdeña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3458814?pdf=render