Molecular mechanisms of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by oral route

Frequent reports on outbreaks of acute Chagas' disease by ingestion of food contaminated with parasites from triatomine insects illustrate the importance of this mode of transmission. Studies on oral Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice have indicated that metacyclic trypomastigotes invade the g...

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Main Author: Nobuko Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-07-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000900015