Validation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for Trypanosoma cruzi detection and quantification in açai pulp.

In Brazil, orally acquired T. cruzi infection has become the most relevant transmission mechanisms from public health perspective. Around 70% of new Chagas disease cases have been associated with consumption of contaminated food or beverages. Açai (Euterpe oleracea and Euterpe precatoria) is current...

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Main Authors: Paula Finamore-Araujo, Amanda Faier-Pereira, Carlos Ramon do Nascimento Brito, Eldrinei Gomes Peres, Klenicy Kazumy de Lima Yamaguchi, Renata Trotta Barroso Ferreira, Otacilio Cruz Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246435