Epidemiology of Chagas disease in Jaguaruana, Ceará, Brazil. I. Presence of triatomines and index of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in four localities of a rural area

Epidemiology of Chagas disease in Jaguaruana, Ceará, Brazil. I. Presence of triatomines and index of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in four localities of a rural area

In order to assay the triatomine infestation and domiciliation in the rural area of Jaguaruana district, state of Ceará, Brazil, we studied, from November 2000 to April 2002, 4 localities comprising 158 domiciles as a whole, with an average of 4 inhabitants/house, who are dwelling in there for more...

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Main Authors: Otília Sarquis, José Borges-Pereira, José Roberto Mac Cord, Taís Ferreira Gomes, Pedro Hernán Cabello, Marli Maria Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
epidemiology
infestation index
natural infection
Triatoma brasiliensis
Triatoma pseudomaculata
Rhodnius nasutus
Panstrongylus lutzi
Ceará
Brazil
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