Selected cardiac abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi serologically positive, discordant, and negative working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border

Selected cardiac abnormalities in Trypanosoma cruzi serologically positive, discordant, and negative working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border

Abstract Background Chagas disease is increasingly recognized in the southern U.S., where triatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi among wildlife and domestic dogs with occasional vector spillover to humans. As in humans, clinical outcome in dogs is variable, ranging from acute death to asympto...

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Main Authors: Alyssa C. Meyers, Megan M. Ellis, Julia C. Purnell, Lisa D. Auckland, Marvin Meinders, Ashley B. Saunders, Sarah A. Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Dog
Electrocardiogram
Cardiac troponin I
Zoonotic disease
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02322-6

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