Lineage-specific serology confirms Brazilian Atlantic forest lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas and Leontopithecus rosalia, as reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi II (TcII)

Lineage-specific serology confirms Brazilian Atlantic forest lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas and Leontopithecus rosalia, as reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi II (TcII)

Abstract Background Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease in humans, has a vast reservoir of mammalian hosts in the Americas, and is classified into six genetic lineages, TcI-TcVI, with a possible seventh, TcBat. Elucidating enzootic cycles of the different lineages is important for underst...

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Main Authors: Charlotte L. Kerr, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Samanta C. C. Xavier, Juliana H. Barros, Valdirene S. Lima, Ana M. Jansen, Michael A. Miles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
ELISA
Serology
Lineage-specific
Primates
Brazil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-016-1873-y

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