Genotype diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in small rodents and Triatoma sanguisuga from a rural area in New Orleans, Louisiana

Abstract Background Chagas disease is an anthropozoonosis caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that represents a major public health problem in Latin America. Although the United States is defined as non-endemic for Chagas disease due to the rarity of human cases, the presence of T. cr...

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Main Authors: Claudia P Herrera, Meredith H Licon, Catherine S Nation, Samuel B Jameson, Dawn M Wesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0730-8