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Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi's Discrete Typing Units in a cohort of Latin American migrants in Spain.
Acta tropica - 1 May 2016
Martinez-Perez Angela, Poveda Cristina, Ramírez Juan David, Norman Francesca, Gironés Núria, Guhl Felipe, Monge-Maillo Begoña, Fresno Manuel, López-Vélez Rogelio
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. This is an endemic disease in the Americas, but increased migration to Europe has made it emerge in countries where it was previously unknown, being Spain the second non endemic country in number of patients. T. cruzi is a parasite with a wide genetic diversity, which has been grouped by consensus into 6 Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) affecting humans....
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