Peridomestic structure, farming activity and triatomine infestation
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Peridomestic structure, farming activity and triatomine infestation.
The role of peridomestic structure and farming activity on triatomine infestation was studied on two vector species of Chagas disease (Triatoma pseudomaculata and T. brasiliensis) in Bahia State, northeastern Brazil. A randomly selected population issued from 136 farms was divided into four categories according to the householder activity. At regional scale, the dwellings of farmers working on ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasite
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1252-607X,1776-1042
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2006133237