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Molecular Diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi Detected in the Vector Triatoma protracta from California, USA.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2016
Shender Lisa A, Lewis Michael D, Rejmanek Daniel, Mazet Jonna A K
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BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi, causative agent of Chagas disease in humans and dogs, is a vector-borne zoonotic protozoan parasite that can cause fatal cardiac disease. While recognized as the most economically important parasitic infection in Latin America, the incidence of Chagas disease in the United States of America (US) may be underreported and even increasing. The extensive genetic diversity of T. cruzi in...
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