Prevalence and Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in People of Rural Communities of the High Jungle of Northern Peru.

Prevalence and Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in People of Rural Communities of the High Jungle of Northern Peru.

BACKGROUND:Vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi is seen exclusively in the Americas where an estimated 8 million people are infected with the parasite. Significant research in southern Peru has been conducted to understand T. cruzi infection and vector control, however, much less is known...

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Main Authors: Karen A Alroy, Christine Huang, Robert H Gilman, Victor R Quispe-Machaca, Morgan A Marks, Jenny Ancca-Juarez, Miranda Hillyard, Manuela Verastegui, Gerardo Sanchez, Lilia Cabrera, Elisa Vidal, Erica M W Billig, Vitaliano A Cama, César Náquira, Caryn Bern, Michael Z Levy, Working Group on Chagas Disease in Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4441511?pdf=render

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