High-resolution molecular typing of trypanosoma cruzi in 2 large outbreaks of acute chagas disease in Colombia

Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi has gained relevance because of its association with high morbidity and lethality rates. This transmission route is responsible for maintaining the infection of the parasite in sylvatic cycles, and human cases have been associated mainly with the consumption of...

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2016

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Universidad del Rosario

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Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario

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eng

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oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/27802

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https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw360
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27802

Palabra clave:

Chagas disease
Oral transmission
Outbreaks
Triatomines
Trypanosoma cruzi
Opossums
Canines
Food

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