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Rates of natural T. cruzi infection in triatomine specimens for the MDC collection period 2007–2019, tabulated by parish.

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posted on 2023-03-17, 17:39 authored by Maikell Segovia, Philipp Schwabl, Salem Sueto, Candy Cherine Nakad, Juan Carlos Londoño, Marlenes Rodriguez, Manuel Paiva, Martin Stephen Llewellyn, Hernán José Carrasco

Infection status was inferred via microscopy.

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Vector mapping and bloodmeal metabarcoding demonstrate risk of urban Chagas disease transmission in Caracas, Venezuela

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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