Hunting, swimming, and worshiping: human cultural practices illuminate the blood meal sources of cave dwelling Chagas vectors (Triatoma dimidiata) in Guatemala and Belize.

Triatoma dimidiata, currently the major Central American vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, inhabits caves throughout the region. This research investigates the possibility that cave dwelling T. dimidiata might transmit the parasite to humans and links the blood me...

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Main Authors: Lori Stevens (Author), M Carlota Monroy (Author), Antonieta Guadalupe Rodas (Author), Patricia L Dorn (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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