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Risk factors associated with house infestation by the Chagas disease vector <i>Triatoma pallidipennis</i> in Cuernavaca metropolitan area, Mexico
1 Jun 2005
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease caused by infection with Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) is widespread in Mexico, transmitted by various triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). The only domestic vector in Cuernavaca (population 650 000) is Triatoma pallidipennis (Ståhl) with T. cruzi seroprevalence ranging from 1% to 9% in the resident human population. We surveyed possible risk factors for T....
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