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Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Volume 99, 2005 - Issue 3
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Geographical characterization of the triatomine infestations in north–central Guatemala

J. NakagawaChagas Disease Vector Control ProjectJapan International Cooperation Agency, Apartado Postal 1752, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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J. JuárezPan American Health OrganizationApartado Postal 383, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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K. NakatsujiChagas Disease Vector Control ProjectJapan International Cooperation Agency, Apartado Postal 1752, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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T. AkiyamaChagas Disease Vector Control ProjectJapan International Cooperation Agency, Apartado Postal 1752, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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G. HernandezMinisterio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, 5 Avenida, 11-40 Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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R. MacalMinisterio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, 5 Avenida, 11-40 Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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C. FloresMinisterio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, 5 Avenida, 11-40 Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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M. OrtizMinisterio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, 5 Avenida, 11-40 Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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L. MarroquínMinisterio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social, 5 Avenida, 11-40 Zona 11, Guatemala City, Guatemala
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T. BambaChagas Disease Vector Control ProjectJapan International Cooperation Agency, Apartado Postal 1752, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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S. WakaiDepartment of Community HealthGraduate School of International Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Pages 307-315 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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