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From ancient to contemporary molecular eco-epidemiology of Chagas disease in the Americas.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Aug 2014
Guhl Felipe, Auderheide Arthur, Ramírez Juan David
Abstract excerpt
One of the best-studied populations with regard to Chagas disease is from the coastal area of northern Chile at the foot of the western Andean slopes. The extremely arid climate here generates rapid, spontaneous desiccation of buried bodies, arresting the decay process. The absence of rainfall then preserves these dried bodies (mummies) for millennia. The aim of the present study was to perform the first...
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