Lower richness of small wild mammal species and chagas disease risk.

• Main Authors: Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier (Author), André Luiz Rodrigues Roque (Author), Valdirene dos Santos Lima (Author), Kerla Joeline Lima Monteiro (Author), Joel Carlos Rodrigues Otaviano (Author), Luiz Felipe Coutinho Ferreira da Silva (Author), Ana Maria Jansen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A new epidemiological scenario involving the oral transmission of Chagas disease, mainly in the Amazon basin, requires innovative control measures. Geospatial analyses of the Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle in the wild mammals have been scarce. We applied interpolation and map algebra methods t...