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Assessment of Triatoma dimidiata dispersal in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico by morphometry and microsatellite markers.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 May 2007
Dumonteil Eric, Tripet Frédéric, Ramirez-Sierra Maria Jesus, Payet Vincent, Lanzaro Gregory, Menu Frédéric
Abstract excerpt
In the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, the main vector of Chagas disease is Triatoma dimidiata. Field studies suggest that natural transmission occurs through transient and seasonal invasion of houses by sylvatic/peridomestic triatomines, rather than through persistent domiciliated bug populations. We investigated the genetic structure of T. dimidiata populations, using morphometry and microsatellite markers, to...
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