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Population structure of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans, at the urban-rural interface.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2013
Foley Erica A, Khatchikian Camilo E, Hwang Josephine, Ancca-Juárez Jenny, Borrini-Mayori Katty, Quıspe-Machaca Victor R, Levy Michael Z, Brisson Dustin
Abstract excerpt
The increasing rate of biological invasions resulting from human transport or human-mediated changes to the environment has had devastating ecological and public health consequences. The kissing bug, Triatoma infestans, has dispersed through the Peruvian city of Arequipa. The biological invasion of this insect has resulted in a public health crisis, putting thousands of residents of this city at risk of infection...
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