Article
Identifying Trypanosoma cruzi discreet typing units in triatomines collected in different natural regions of Perú.
Biomedica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud - 29 Mar 2017
Padilla Carlos P, Alvarado Uriel, Ventura Gladis, Luna-Caipo Deysi, Suárez Marcial, Tuñoque José R, Ruelas-Llerena Nancy, Fachín Luis A, Huiza Alina, Gonzáles Lizandro, Carranza Julio César, Vallejo Gustavo Adolfo, Vallejo Gustavo Adolfo, Cáceres Abraham G, Cáceres Abraham G
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi has been divided by international consensus into six discrete typing units (DTU): TcI, TcII, TcIII, TcIV, TcV y TcVI. The factors determining the dynamics of T. cruzi genotypes vector transmission of Chagas' disease in the different geographical regions of Perú are still unknown. OBJECTIVE: To detect and type T. cruzi DTUs from the faeces of seven species of triatomines...
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