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Retrospective distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes in Colombia.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 May 2015
León Cielo M, Hernández Carolina, Montilla Marleny, Ramírez Juan David
Abstract excerpt
Trypanosoma cruzi is the aetiological agent of Chagas disease, which affects approximately eight million people in the Americas. This parasite exhibits genetic variability, with at least six discrete typing units broadly distributed in the American continent. T. cruzi I (TcI) shows remarkable genetic diversity; a genotype linked to human infections and a domestic cycle of transmission have recently been...
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