2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-42119/v1
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Landscape Disturbance Impacts on Attalea Butyracea Palm Distribution in Central Panama: Implications for Chagas Disease Transmission

Abstract: Background: Chagas disease is a vector-borne zoonotic disease endemic to Latin America. In Panama, Attalea butyracea palm trees are the preferred habitat of the region’s primary Chagas disease vector (Rhodnius pallescens). Close proximity of these palms to human dwellings is linked to increased risk of Chagas disease transmission. However, these palms thrive in disturbed habitats associated with human settlement and agriculture. This study examines the relationship between landscape disturbance and mature A. b… Show more

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