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Zymodeme and serodeme characterization of Leishmania Isolates obtained from Costa Rican patients
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998-05)
Human leishmaniasis is widespread through-
out Central America and constitutes an important
public health problem. Annual incidence is esti-
mated to be about 20,000 cases (Carreira et al.
1995), of which 4,000 to ...
A survey on Triatoma dimidiata in an urban area of the province of Heredia, Costa Rica
(Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-10)
Triatoma dimidiata has been found in several cities and towns of those countries where the insect is a domestic or
peridomestic pest. In Central America, urban infestations occur in the capitals of at least five ...
Epidemiological, social, and control determinants of Chagas disease in Central America and Mexico - Group discussion
(Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2007)
The existence of Chagas disease in Central America
was reported for the first time in El Salvador in 1913,
four years after its discovery in Brazil. At that time only
Triatoma dimidiata was known as a vector, but two ...