Hunting, Swimming, and Worshiping: Human Cultural Practices Illuminate the Blood Meal Sources of Cav...
Hunting, Swimming, and Worshiping: Human Cultural Practices Illuminate the Blood Meal Sources of Cave Dwelling Chagas Vectors (Triatoma dimidiata) in Guatemala and Belize
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United States: Public Library of Science
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United States: Public Library of Science
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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 meal sources of cave vectors to cultural practices t...
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Hunting, Swimming, and Worshiping: Human Cultural Practices Illuminate the Blood Meal Sources of Cave Dwelling Chagas Vectors (Triatoma dimidiata) in Guatemala and Belize
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1685529634
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1685529634
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0003047
