Publications

egg drop syndrome '76 in bolivia.	four outbreaks of egg drop syndrome '76 (eds '76) were diagnosed between april 1993 and july 1993 in the santa cruz department of bolivia, around the department capital santa cruz. three outbreaks involved commercial laying birds and the fourth a broiler breeder unit. clinical signs were typical of eds '76 with decreases in egg production of up to 55% being recorded as well as the production of thin shelled and shell-less eggs. a total of 183 serum samples from the 4 farms were tested for the pr ...	1996	8888524
low probability of transmission of trypanosoma cruzi to humans by domiciliary triatoma sordida in bolivia.	the role of triatoma sordida in the domestic transmission of trypanosoma cruzi was assessed in 7 rural localities in velasco province, department of santa cruz, bolivia. tri. sordida, the only triatomine species identified in these localities, was found inside 58.0% of houses but not in large numbers (3.1 bugs per infested house on average). a total of 220 faecal samples from domiciliary bugs was examined microscopically and by the polymerase chain reaction for the presence of trypanosomes: 21.4 ...	1997	9580115