Geographic distribution of Triatoma dimidiata and transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.

E, Dumonteil; S, Gourbière; M, Barrera-Pérez; E, Rodriguez-Félix; H, Ruiz-Piña; O, Baños-Lopez; MJ, Ramirez-Sierra; F, Menu; JE, Rabinovich

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.176

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Geographic distribution of Triatoma dimidiata and transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico.

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Dumonteil E

Gourbière S

Barrera-Pérez M

Abstract

Chagas disease represents a major public health concern in most of Latin America, and its control is currently based on vector control and blood bank screening. We investigated the geographic distribution and seasonal variations in triatomine populations in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico to obtain ...

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