Simultaneous external and internal marking of Triatoma sordida nymphs: trace element efficacy and microgeographic dispersal in a peridomestic Brazilian Cerrado rural household

Abstract Background Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an important neglected tropical illness, which has the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi as etiological agent and blood-feeding insects of the Triatominae subfamily as vectors. Despite its importance for disease epidemiology, fiel...

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Main Authors: Edson Santos Dantas, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Fernando Araújo Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05451-z