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Ecologic Niche Modeling and Potential Reservoirs for Chagas Disease, Mexico
1 Jul 2002
Abstract excerpt
Ecologic niche modeling may improve our understanding of epidemiologically relevant vector and parasite-reservoir distributions. We used this tool to identify host relationships of Triatoma species implicated in transmission of Chagas disease. Associations have been documented between the protracta complex (Triatoma: Triatominae: Reduviidae) with packrat species (Neotoma spp.), providing an excellent case study...
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