The epidemiologic importance of Triatoma brasiliensis as a chagas disease vector in Brazil: a revision of domiciliary captures during 1993-1999.

J, Costa; CE, Almeida; EM, Dotson; A, Lins; M, Vinhaes; AC, Silveira; CB, Beard

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762003000400002

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The epidemiologic importance of Triatoma brasiliensis as a chagas disease vector in Brazil: a revision of domiciliary captures during 1993-1999.

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Costa J

Almeida CE

Dotson EM

Abstract

To clarify the epidemiologic importance of Triatoma brasiliensis, the most important Chagas disease vector in the Northeastern of Brazil, capture data related to this species, its distribution, capture index, and percentages of natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi were examined in 12 different Bra...

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