Distribution and pathogenicity of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from peridomestic populations of Triatoma infestans and Triatoma guasayana from rural Western Argentina

We assessed the distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in peridomestic triatomines collected manually at a district-wide scale in rural villages around Olta, Western Argentina, and typed the isolated strains according to their pathogenicity to laboratory mice. Of 1623 triatomines examined, only...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Marta A Lauricella, Raúl L Stariolo, Adelina R Riarte, Elsa L Segura, Ricardo E Gürtler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-04-01
Subjects:	Trypanosoma cruzi Triatoma infestans Triatoma guasayana Triatoma garciabesi Chagas disease surveillance pathogenicity Argentina
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000200004