Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs along the US-Mexico border: R0 changes with vector species composition

Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs along the US-Mexico border: R0 changes with vector species composition

Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, etiological agent of Chagas disease, is common in US government working dogs along the US-Mexico border. This 3145 km long border comprises four states: Texas (TX), New Mexico (NM), Arizona (AZ) and California (CA) with diverse ecosystems and several triatomine (a.k...

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Main Authors: Luis Fernando Chaves, Alyssa C. Meyers, Carolyn L. Hodo, John P. Sanders, Rachel Curtis-Robles, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Epidemics
Subjects:
Vertical life tables
Autocatalytic models
Cross-sectional
Basic reproduction number
Belgian malinois
German shepherd
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436523000592

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