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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.131576
Personal Author:
Waleckx, Etienne ; Suarez, Julianne ; Richards, Bethany ; Dorn, Patricia L.
Waleckx, Etienne ; Suarez, Julianne ; Richards, Bethany ; Dorn, Patricia L. Less -
Description:
To evaluate human risk for Chagas disease, we molecularly identified blood meal sources and prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among 49 Triatoma sanguisuga kissing bugs in Louisiana, USA. Humans accounted for the second most frequent blood source. Of the bugs that fed on humans, ≈40% were infected with T. cruzi, revealing transmission potential.
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12S RDNA
Blood Meals
Chagas Disease
Dispatch
Louisiana
Parasites
Triatoma Sanguisuga
Triatoma Sanguisuga Blood Meals And Potential For Chagas Disease, Louisiana, USA
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Vector-borne Infections

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 20(12):2141-2143.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:1e85744775bdf4f17942fbc1be413c79046706157dea76aab9ec728f500d0193
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