Acute chagas outbreaks: molecular and biological features of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates, and clinical aspects of acute cases in Santander, Colombia

Acute chagas outbreaks: molecular and biological features of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates, and clinical aspects of acute cases in Santander, Colombia

Abstract Background Outbreaks of acute Chagas disease associated with oral transmission are easily detected nowadays with trained health personnel in areas of low endemicity, or in which the vector transmission has been interrupted. Given the biological and genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi, th...

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Main Authors: Martha Lucía Díaz, Sandra Leal, Julio César Mantilla, Alfredo Molina-Berríos, Rodrigo López-Muñoz, Aldo Solari, Patricia Escobar, Clara Isabel González Rugeles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Acute Chagas disease
Outbreaks
Nifurtimox
Benznidazole
DTU I
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1218-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1218-2

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