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Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana
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Apr 2007
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 13(4):605-607. -
Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description: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.
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