Distribution and infection of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by Trypanosoma cruzi in the state of Michoacán, Mexico

An entomological study of triatomine species was carried out to assess their prevalence in 10 localities of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Entomological indices were calculated to estimate the risk for vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to the human population in this area. Four triatom...

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Main Authors: José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra, Ignacio Valencia-Navarro, Salvador León-Saucedo, Gabriela Ibáñez-Cervantes, Rafael Bustos-Saldaña, Oziel Dante Montañez-Valdez, Óscar Iván Cervantes Díaz, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000400010&lng=en&tlng=en