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Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazilian Amazonia: Lineages TCI and TCIIa in wild primates, Rhodnius spp. and in humans with Chagas disease associated with oral transmission.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Apr 2009
Marcili Arlei, Valente Vera C, Valente Sebastião A, Junqueira Angela C V, da Silva Flávia Maia, Pinto Ana Yecê das Neves, Naiff Roberto D, Campaner Marta, Coura José R, Camargo Erney P, Miles Michael A, Teixeira Marta M G
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we provide phylogenetic and biogeographic evidence that the Trypanosoma cruzi lineages T. cruzi I (TCI) and T. cruzi IIa (TCIIa) circulate amongst non-human primates in Brazilian Amazonia, and are transmitted by Rhodnius species in overlapping arboreal transmission cycles, sporadically infecting humans. TCI presented higher prevalence rates, and no lineages other than TCI and TCIIa were found in...
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