Molecular Epidemiologic Source Tracking of Orally Transmitted Chagas Disease, Venezuela

Molecular Epidemiologic Source Tracking of Orally Transmitted Chagas Disease, Venezuela

Oral outbreaks of Chagas disease are increasingly reported in Latin America. The transitory presence of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites within contaminated foods, and the rapid consumption of those foods, precludes precise identification of outbreak origin. We report source attribution for 2 peri-urban...

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Main Authors: Maikell Segovia, Hernán J. Carrasco, Clara E. Martínez, Louisa A. Messenger, Anaibeth Nessi, Juan C. Londoño, Raul Espinosa, Cinda Martínez, Mijares Alfredo, Rafael Bonfante-Cabarcas, Michael D. Lewis, Belkisyolé A. de Noya, Michael A. Miles, Martin S. Llewellyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tryoansoma cruzi
oral
Chagas disease
Venezuela
Caracas
Vargas State
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/12-1576_article

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