Vector mapping and bloodmeal metabarcoding demonstrate risk of urban Chagas disease transmission in Caracas, Venezuela.

Vector mapping and bloodmeal metabarcoding demonstrate risk of urban Chagas disease transmission in Caracas, Venezuela.

Chagas disease is a significant public health risk in rural and semi-rural areas of Venezuela. Triatomine infection by the aetiological agent Trypanosoma cruzi is also observed in the Metropolitan District of Caracas (MDC), where foodborne T. cruzi outbreaks occasionally occur but active vector-to-h...

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Main Authors: Maikell Segovia, Philipp Schwabl, Salem Sueto, Candy Cherine Nakad, Juan Carlos Londoño, Marlenes Rodriguez, Manuel Paiva, Martin Stephen Llewellyn, Hernán José Carrasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010613

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010613

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