Article
[Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi : a new epidemiological scenario for Chagas' disease in Colombia and other South American countries].
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 1 Jan 2000
Rueda Karina, Trujillo Jorge Eduardo, Carranza Julio César, Vallejo Gustavo Adolfo
Abstract excerpt
Many cases of infection caused by the oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi have been reported during the last decade. These have been due to the contamination of food by faeces from sylvatic triatomines or by leakage from reservoirs in areas where domiciliated vectors have been controlled or where there has been no prior background of domiciliation. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...
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