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Ecological scenario and Trypanosoma cruzi DTU characterization of a fatal acute Chagas disease case transmitted orally (Espírito Santo state, Brazil).
Parasites & vectors - 31 Aug 2016
Dario Maria Augusta, Rodrigues Marina Silva, Barros Juliana Helena da Silva, Xavier Samanta Cristina das Chagas, D'Andrea Paulo Sérgio, Roque André Luiz Rodrigues, Jansen Ana Maria
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BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi infection via oral route results in outbreaks or cases of acute Chagas disease (ACD) in different Brazilian regions and poses a novel epidemiological scenario. In the Espírito Santo state (southeastern Brazil), a fatal case of a patient with ACD led us to investigate the enzootic scenario to avoid the development of new cases. At the studied locality, Triatoma vitticeps exhibited...
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