Epidemiological profile of Chagas disease in Southern coastal Ecuador: pilot study of the Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the vector Triatoma dimidiata

Chagas disease is a prevalent and potentially fatal parasitic infection that affects millions of people, especially in Latin America. The causative agent of the disease is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted mainly by blood-sucking insect vectors of the subfamily Triatominae. The objective...

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Published in:	Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
Main Authors:	Bárbara Mantilla, Mauricio S. Lascano, Fernanda Jimenez, Leonardo Quinde, Manuel Espinoza, Ángel Guevara, Renato León
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Universidad San Francisco de Quito 2014
Subjects:	Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Online Access:	https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=726180840004
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