Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6128294 Acta Tropica 2011 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
▶ Colonies of P. rufotuberculatus (one up to 300 bugs) found in the intradomicile. ▶ Colonies are associated with domestic guinea pigs. ▶ None of the insects was infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, and low prevalence of Chagas disease in the zone.▶ No evidence of local vectorial transmission of Chagas.
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Presence of intradomicile colonies of the triatomine bug Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Muñecas, La Paz, Bolivia
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