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- Title
Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana.
- Authors
Dorn, Patricia L; Perniciaro, Leon; Yabsley, Michael J; Roellig, Dawn M; Balsamo, Gary; Diaz, James; Wesson, Dawn
- 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.
- Publication
Emerging infectious diseases, 2007, Vol 13, Issue 4, p605
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1304.061002