Seroprevalence of Triatoma virus (Dicistroviridae: Cripaviridae) antibodies in Chagas disease patients

Seroprevalence of Triatoma virus (Dicistroviridae: Cripaviridae) antibodies in Chagas disease patients

Abstract Background Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, and humans acquire the parasite by exposure to contaminated feces from hematophagous insect vectors known as triatomines. Triatoma virus (TrV) is the sole viral pathogen of triatomines, and is transmitted among insects through the fe...

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Main Authors: Jailson FB Querido, María G Echeverría, Gerardo A Marti, Rita Medina Costa, María L Susevich, Jorge E Rabinovich, Aydee Copa, Nair A Montaño, Lineth Garcia, Marisol Cordova, Faustino Torrico, Rubén Sánchez-Eugenia, Lissete Sánchez-Magraner, Xabier Muñiz-Trabudua, Ibai López-Marijuan, Gabriela S Rozas-Dennis, Patricio Diosque, Ana M de Castro, Carlos Robello, Julio S Rodríguez, Jaime Altcheh, Paz M Salazar-Schettino, Marta I Bucio, Bertha Espinoza, Diego MA Guérin, Marcelo Sousa Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Triatoma virus
Dicistroviridae
Trypanosoma cruzi
Triatomines
Chagas disease
Mathematical model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0632-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0632-9

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