Higher temperatures reduce the number of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites in the vector Triatoma pallidipennis
Abstract Background Relatively little is known about how pathogens transmitted by vector insects are affected by changing temperatures analogous to those occurring in the present global warming scenario. One expectation is that, like their ectothermic vectors, an increase in temperature could reduce...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04872-6 |