Deforestation effects on Attalea palms and their resident Rhodnius, vectors of Chagas disease, in eastern Amazonia.

Attalea palms provide primary habitat to Rhodnius spp., vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. Flying from palms, these blood-sucking bugs often invade houses and can infect people directly or via food contamination. Chagas disease (CD) risk may therefore increase when Attalea palms thrive near houses. For e...

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Auteurs principaux: Walter Souza Santos, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Lourdes Maria Garcez, Fernando Abad-Franch
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/b6e02518c5a640f9a6d173e4b28d9cfa
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