Host-seeking behavior and dispersal of Triatoma infestans, a vector of Chagas disease, under semi-field conditions.

• Main Authors: Ricardo Castillo-Neyra (Author), Corentin M Barbu (Author), Renzo Salazar (Author), Katty Borrini (Author), Cesar Naquira (Author), Michael Z Levy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chagas disease affects millions of people in Latin America. The control of this vector-borne disease focuses on halting transmission by reducing or eliminating insect vector populations. Most transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, involves insects living within or...