Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the wild and its most important reservoir hosts in Brazil

Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the wild and its most important reservoir hosts in Brazil

Abstract Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) infects all tissues of its hosts, which along with humans, include hundreds of mammalian species in the Americas. The epidemiology of T. cruzi has been changing in that currently the majority of the cases and/or outbreaks of Chagas disease...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Jansen, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier, André Luiz Rodrigues Roque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Wildlife reservoirs
Opossums
Primates
Carnivores
Transmission cycle
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3067-2

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