Importation of Hybrid Human-Associated Trypanosoma cruzi Strains of Southern South American Origin, Colombia

Importation of Hybrid Human-Associated Trypanosoma cruzi Strains of Southern South American Origin, Colombia

We report the characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi of southern South American origin among humans, domestic vectors, and peridomestic hosts in Colombia using high-resolution nuclear and mitochondrial genotyping. Expanding our understanding of the geographic range of lineage TcVI, which is associate...

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Main Authors: Louisa A. Messenger, Juan David Ramirez, Martin S. Llewellyn, Felipe Guhl, Michael A. Miles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chagas disease
Colombia
South America
Trypanosoma cruzi
characterization
hybridization
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-0786_article

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