Lizards as Silent Hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi

Botto-Mahan, Carezza; Correa, Juana P.; Araya-Donoso, Raúl; Farías, Francisca; San Juan, Esteban; Quiroga, Nicol; Campos-Soto, Ricardo; Reyes-Olivares, Claudio; González-Acuña, Daniel

doi:10.3201/eid2806.220079

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Lizards as Silent Hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi

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6 2022
By Botto-Mahan, Carezza ; Correa, Juana P. ; Araya-Donoso, Raúl ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Botto-Mahan, Carezza ; Correa, Juana P. ; Araya-Donoso, Raúl ; Farías, Francisca ; San Juan, Esteban ; Quiroga, Nicol ; Campos-Soto, Ricardo ; Reyes-Olivares, Claudio ; González-Acuña, Daniel
Description:

We assessed 4 lizard species in Chile for Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, and 1 species for its ability to transmit the protozoan to uninfected kissing bugs. All lizard species were infected, and the tested species was capable of transmitting the protozoan, highlighting their role as T. cruzi reservoirs.
Subjects:

Animals Chagas Disease Insect Vectors Lizards Triatoma
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(6):1250-1253
Pubmed ID:

35608824
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PMC9155887
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Journal Article
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Chile
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28
Issue:

6
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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