Geographical Distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi Genotypes in Venezuela

Chagas disease is an endemic zoonosis native to the Americas and is caused by the kinetoplastid protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite is also highly genetically diverse, with six discrete typing units (DTUs) reported TcI – TcVI. These DTUs broadly correlate with several epidemiogical, e...

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Main Authors: Carrasco, Hernán J., Segovia, Maikell, Llewellyn, Martin S., Morocoima, Antonio, Urdaneta-Morales, Servio, Martínez, Cinda, Martínez, Clara E., Garcia, Carlos, Rodríguez, Marlenes, Espinosa, Raul, de Noya, Belkisyolé A., Díaz-Bello, Zoraida, Herrera, Leidi, Fitzpatrick, Sinead, Yeo, Matthew, Miles, Michael A., Feliciangeli, M. Dora
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383755/