Oral Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Brazilian Amazon

Oral Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Brazilian Amazon

In the Brazilian Amazon, the suspected source of infection in an outbreak of acute Chagas disease involving 10 patients was Euterpe oleracea (açaí berry) juice. Patient blood and juice samples contained Trypanosoma cruzi TcIV, indicating oral transmission of the Chagas disease agent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rosa Amélia G. Santana, Maria Graças V.B. Guerra, Débora R. Sousa, Kátia Couceiro, Jessica V. Ortiz, Maurício Oliveira, Lucas S. Ferreira, Kenny R. Souza, Igor C. Tavares, Romulo F. Morais, George A.V. Silva, Gisely C. Melo, Gabriel M. Vergel, Bernardino C. Albuquerque, Ana Ruth L. Arcanjo, Wuelton M. Monteiro, João Marcos B.B. Ferreira, Marcus V.G. Lacerda, Henrique Silveira, Jorge Augusto O. Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
parasites
Euterpe oleracea
açaí juice
Triatominae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/18-0646_article

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