Interaction between Didelphis albiventris and Triatoma infestans in relation to Trypanosoma cruzi transmission

This paper attempts to prove if a high Trypanosoma cruzi prevalence of opossums might be reached with few potential infective contacts. One non-infected Didelphis albiventris to T. cruzi and 10 infected nymphs of Triatoma infestans were left together during 23 hr in a device that simulated a natural...

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Main Authors: Nicolás J. Schweigmann, Silvia Pietrokovsky, Victoria Bottazzi, Osvaldo Conti, Cristina Wisnivesky-Colli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1995-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000600003