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Panstrongylus geniculatus and four other species of triatomine bug involved in the Trypanosoma cruzi enzootic cycle: high risk factors for Chagas' disease transmission in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, Venezuela.
Parasites & vectors - 23 Dec 2014
Carrasco Hernán J, Segovia Maikell, Londoño Juan C, Ortegoza Jaire, Rodríguez Marlenes, Martínez Clara E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is autochthonous to the Americas. Its distribution depends on triatomine bugs that are responsible for the transmission of the disease. In 2005, we reported the presence of Panstrongylus geniculatus as a risk for Chagas' disease transmission in Caracas and neighboring areas. Three massive oral outbreaks occurred in the following years....
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