American tripanosomiasis: a study on the prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma cruzi-like organisms in wild rodents in San Luis province, Argentina Tripanosomiasis americana: um estudo sobre a prevalência do Trypanosoma cruzi e Trypanosoma cruzi-like em roedores silvestres da provincia de San Luis, Argentina

INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. Wild and perianthropic mammals maintain the infection/transmission cycle, both in their natural habitat and in the peridomestic area. The aim of this paper was to present the results from a study on wild rodents in the central and northern...

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Main Authors: Ana María Brigada, Roberto Doña, Enrique Caviedes-Vidal, Edgardo Moretti, Beatriz Basso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000300007

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