The threat of reintroduction of natural transmission of Chagas' disease in Bambuí, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, due to Panstrongylus megistus

In the Epidemiological Surveillance Program in the county of Bambuí, Minas Gerais, between August 1986 and December 1988, 154 Panstrongylus megistus were captured by the local population in both peridomicile and intradomicile environments. Fifteen (9.8%) of the P. megistus harboured Trypanosoma cruz...

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Main Authors: Alexandre José Fernandes, Egler Chiari, Cláudio Casanova, João Carlos Pinto Dias, Alvaro José Romanha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1992-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761992000200017