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Southern plains woodrats (Neotoma micropus) from southern Texas are important reservoirs of two genotypes of Trypanosoma cruzi and host of a putative novel Trypanosoma species.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2013
Charles Roxanne A, Kjos Sonia, Ellis Angela E, Barnes John C, Yabsley Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, is an important public health and veterinary pathogen. Although human cases are rare in the United States, infections in wildlife, and in some areas domestic dogs, are common. In 2008 and 2010, we investigated T. cruzi prevalence in possible vertebrate reservoirs in southern Texas, with an emphasis on southern plains woodrats (Neotoma micropus). Infection...
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