Experimental transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi through the genitalia of albino mice
Trypanosoma cruzi is usually transmitted by contact with the excreta of infected Triatominae; among non-vectorial infections, direct transmission through coitus has been proposed. We investigated this possibility by instilling, through the external meatus of the vagina and the penis of previously an...
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Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2001-07-01
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Series: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000500024 |