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Original Articles

American trypanosomiasis in British Honduras

X: Natural habitats and ecology of Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in the El Cayo and Toledo Districts, and the prevalence of infection with Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi in the wild-caught bugs

Pages 169-178 | Received 07 Jul 1970, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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