Likely Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to Humans, South Central Texas, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Sarah M. ; Murray, Kristy O. ; Gorchakov, Rodion ; Beddard, Rachel ; Rossmann, Susan N. ; Montgomery, Susan P. ; Rivera, Hilda ; Brown, Eric L. ; Aguilar, David ; Widman, Lawrence E. ; Garcia, Melissa N.
• Description:
  Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major neglected tropical disease affecting the Americas. The epidemiology of this disease in the United States is incomplete. We report evidence of likely autochthonous vectorborne transmission of T. cruzi and health outcomes in T. cruzi-seropositive blood donors in south central Texas, USA.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Chagas Disease Dispatch Female Humans Insect Vectors Male Middle Aged Trypanosoma Cruzi Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(3):500-503.
• Pubmed ID:
  28221110
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5382766
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Texas
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2b4b07602dcda28b83547b1c11a3487ae78443a0eb42699a57b2d8d575540069
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44932/cdc_44932_DS1.pdf
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