Oral Outbreak of Chagas Disease in Santa Catarina, Brazil: Experimental Evaluation of a Patient's Strain.

Chagas disease is a worldwide public health problem. Although the vectorial transmission of Chagas disease has been controlled in Brazil there are other ways of transmission, such as the ingestion of T. cruzi contaminated food, which ensures the continuation of this zoonosis. Here, we demonstrate th...

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Main Authors: Carolina S Domingues, Daiana J Hardoim, Celeste S F Souza, Flávia O Cardoso, Verônica G Mendes, Henrique Previtalli-Silva, Ana L Abreu-Silva, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado, Sylvio Celso Gonçalves da Costa, Kátia S Calabrese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4607495?pdf=render