Eco-Epidemiology of Chagas disease in an endemic area of Colombia : risk factor estimation, Trypanosoma cruzi characterization and identification of blood-meal sources in bugs

ABSTRACT: The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) is a mountainous area in Colombia that is highly endemic toChagas disease. We explored some eco-epidemiological attributes involved in the Chagas disease transmission scenarioin three Indigenous communities. An epidemiological survey was done, where...

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Autores:

Peña García, Víctor Hugo
Gómez Palacio, Andrés Mauricio
Triana Chávez, Omar
Mejía Jaramillo, Ana María

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2014

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/26761

Acceso en línea:

http://hdl.handle.net/10495/26761

Palabra clave:

Enfermedad de Chagas
Chagas Disease
Colombia - epidemiología
Colombia - epidemiology
Enfermedades Endémicas
Endemic Diseases
Insectos Vectores
Insect Vectors
Factores de Riesgo
Risk Factors
Trypanosoma cruzi - aislamiento y purificación
Trypanosoma cruzi - isolation & purification

Rights

openAccess

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/