High Trypanosoma cruzi infection prevalence associated with minimal cardiac pathology among wild carnivores in central Texas

Infection with the zoonotic vector-borne protozoal parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease in humans and dogs throughout the Americas. Despite the recognized importance of various wildlife species for perpetuating Trypanosoma cruzi in nature, relatively little is known about the development...

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Main Authors: Rachel Curtis-Robles, Barbara C. Lewis, Sarah A. Hamer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224416300098