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First report of mixed Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units infection in Triatoma phyllosoma in the peri-urban environment of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2024
Domínguez-Cruz Dulce Concepción, Velázquez-Ramírez Doireyner Daniel, Olivo-Vidal Zendy Evelyn, Fuentes-Vicente José Antonio De, Ochoa-Díaz-López Héctor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, a zoonosis transmitted mainly by hematophagous insects of the subfamily Triatominae, is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs: TcI-TcVI and Tcbat). METHODS: Insect vectors were collected from 84 human dwellings in the municipality of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico; 4.76% were infested. DTUs were determined using conventional and nested...
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