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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Main Authors: Leidi Herrera, Servio Urdaneta-Morales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000500024