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Shelter Dogs as Sentinels for Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission across Texas
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Aug 2014
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 20(8):1323-1326. -
Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Chagas disease, an infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly diagnosed among humans in the southern United States. We assessed exposure of shelter dogs in Texas to T. cruzi; seroprevalence across diverse ecoregions was 8.8%. Canine serosurveillance is a useful tool for public health risk assessment.
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