Geographical distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes in Venezuela.

Geographical distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes in Venezuela.

Chagas disease is an endemic zoonosis native to the Americas and is caused by the kinetoplastid protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite is also highly genetically diverse, with six discrete typing units (DTUs) reported TcI - TcVI. These DTUs broadly correlate with several epidemiogical, e...

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Main Authors: Hernán J Carrasco, Maikell Segovia, Martin S Llewellyn, Antonio Morocoima, Servio Urdaneta-Morales, Cinda Martínez, Clara E Martínez, Carlos Garcia, Marlenes Rodríguez, Raul Espinosa, Belkisyolé A de Noya, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, Leidi Herrera, Sinead Fitzpatrick, Matthew Yeo, Michael A Miles, M Dora Feliciangeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3383755?pdf=render

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