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Hosts and vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units in the Chagas disease endemic region of the Paraguayan Chaco.
Parasitology - 1 Jun 2017
Acosta Nidia, López Elsa, Lewis Michael D, Llewellyn Martin S, Gómez Ana, Román Fabiola, Miles Michael A, Yeo Matthew
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Active Trypanosoma cruzi transmission persists in the Gran Chaco region, which is considered hyperendemic for Chagas disease. Understanding domestic and sylvatic transmission cycles and therefore the relationship between vectors and mammalian hosts is crucial to designing and implementing improved effective control strategies. Here we describe the species of triatomine vectors and the sylvatic mammal reservoirs...
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