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Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Didelphis virginiana in Relation to Population Parameters and Variables Associated with Presence in Rural Community Dwellings in Yucatan, Mexico

verfasst von: Julián Parada-López, Silvia F. Hernández-Betancourt, Hugo A. Ruiz-Piña, Francisco J. Escobedo-Ortegón, Salvador Medina-Peralta, Jesús A. Panti-May

Erschienen in: EcoHealth | Ausgabe 1/2013

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The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is a hypothesized reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. This marsupial is widely distributed in North and Central America (Krause and Krause 2006) and is the most abundant in the north of Yucatan (Jones et al. 1974). However, despite this abundance, basic aspects of its population biology, the relationship between its population structure and infection with T. cruzi and the risk of transmission to humans are poorly understood. …

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Titel: Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Didelphis virginiana in Relation to Population Parameters and Variables Associated with Presence in Rural Community Dwellings in Yucatan, Mexico
verfasst von: Julián Parada-López
Silvia F. Hernández-Betancourt
Hugo A. Ruiz-Piña
Francisco J. Escobedo-Ortegón
Salvador Medina-Peralta
Jesús A. Panti-May
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2013
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: EcoHealth / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1612-9202
Elektronische ISSN: 1612-9210
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-013-0819-5

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