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First report of human Trypanosoma cruzi infection attributed to TcBat genotype.
Zoonoses and public health - 1 Nov 2014
Ramírez J D, Hernández C, Montilla M, Zambrano P, Flórez A C, Parra E, Cucunubá Z M
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease is an endemic disease of the American continent caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and divided into six discrete typing units (TcI - TcVI). Nearly 10 million people harbour the infection representing a serious issue in public health. Epidemiological surveillance allowed us to detect a bat-related T. cruzi genotype (henceforth named TcBat) in a 5-year-old female living in a forest area in northwestern...
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