An entomoepidemiological investigation of Chagas disease in the state of Ceará, Northeast Region of Brazil

• Main Authors: Carolina Fausto de Souza Coutinho (Author), Reinaldo Souza-Santos (Author), Natalia Faria Daflon Teixeira (Author), Ingebourg Georg (Author), Taís Ferreira Gomes (Author), Marcio Neves Boia (Author), Neilane Bertoni dos Reis (Author), Alexander de Oliveira Maia (Author), Marli Maria Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The seroprevalence of Chagas disease in humans and the presence of triatomines were investigated in a rural locality in the State of Ceará, Brazil, an historically endemic region. Approximately 80% of the surveyed residents agreed to undergo serological tests. Intradomestic and peridomestic environ...