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Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana.
- Source :
-
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2007 Apr; Vol. 13 (4), pp. 605-7. - Publication Year :
- 2007
-
Abstract
- Autochthonous transmission of the Chagas disease parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, was detected in a patient in rural New Orleans, Louisiana. The patient had positive test results from 2 serologic tests and hemoculture. Fifty-six percent of 18 Triatoma sanguisuga collected from the house of the patient were positive for T. cruzi by PCR.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan blood
Chagas Disease parasitology
DNA, Protozoan analysis
Female
Humans
Insect Bites and Stings parasitology
Louisiana
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Trypanosoma cruzi classification
Trypanosoma cruzi genetics
Trypanosoma cruzi immunology
Chagas Disease transmission
Insect Vectors parasitology
Triatoma parasitology
Trypanosoma cruzi isolation & purification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6040
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17553277
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1304.061002