Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana

Autochthonous transmission of the Chagas disease parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, was detected in a patient in rural New Orleans, Louisiana. The patient had positive test results from 2 serologic tests and hemoculture. Fifty-six percent of 18 Triatoma sanguisuga collected from the house of the patient w...

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Main Authors: Dorn, Patricia L., Perniciaro, Leon, Yabsley, Michael J., Roellig, Dawn M., Balsamo, Gary, Diaz, James, Wesson, Dawn
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725963/