Risk factors associated with Trypanosoma cruziexposure in domestic dogs from a rural community in Panama
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruziinfection, is a zoonosis of humans, wild and domestic mammals, including dogs. In Panama, the main T. cruzivector is Rhodnius pallescens, a triatomine bug whose main natural habitat is the royal palm, Attalea butyracea. In this paper, we present results fro...
Main Authors: | Azael Saldaña, José E Calzada, Vanessa Pineda, Milixa Perea, Chystrie Rigg, Kadir González, Ana Maria Santamaria, Nicole L Gottdenker, Luis F Chaves |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2015-11-01
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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=S0074-02762015000700936&lng=en&tlng=en |
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