Article
PREDICTING TRIATOMA DIMIDIATA ABUNDANCE AND INFECTION RATE: A RISK MAP FOR NATURAL TRANSMISSION OF CHAGAS DISEASE IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO
1 May 2004
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease, a major public health problem in Latin America, is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by hematophageous insects from the Triatominae subfamily. Control of this disease is based on domestic vector control with insecticides and improvements in housing. As with other vector-borne diseases, the identification of areas of high risk of disease transmission is a major...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
