Oral Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Brazilian Amazon.

Authors :: Santana, Rosa Amélia G.
Guerra, Maria Graças V. B.
Sousa, Débora R.
Couceiro, Kátia
Ortiz, Jessica V.
Oliveira, Maurício
Ferreira, Lucas S.
Souza, Kenny R.
Tavares, Igor C.
Morais, Romulo F.
Silva, George A. V.
Melo, Gisely C.
Vergel, Gabriel M.
Albuquerque, Bernardino C.
Arcanjo, Ana Ruth L.
Monteiro, Wuelton M.
Ferreira, João Marcos B. B.
Lacerda, Marcus V. G.
Silveira, Henrique
Guerra, Jorge Augusto O.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jan2019, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p132-135, 4p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 1 Graph
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: In the Brazilian Amazon, the suspected source of infection in an outbreak of acute Chagas disease involving 10 patients was Euterpe oleracea (açaí berry) juice. Patient blood and juice samples contained Trypanosoma cruzi TcIV, indicating oral transmission of the Chagas disease agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: TRYPANOSOMA cruzi
COMMUNICABLE diseases
TRYPANOSOMA
INFECTION
CHAGAS' disease

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