Evidence of autochthonous Chagas disease in southeastern Texas

Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in the United States is rarely reported. Here, we describe five newly identified patients with autochthonously acquired infections from a small pilot study of positive blood donors in southeast Texas. Case-patients 1-4 were possibly infected near their...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2015-02, Vol.92 (2), p.325-330
Hauptverfasser:	Garcia, Melissa N, Aguilar, David, Gorchakov, Rodion, Rossmann, Susan N, Montgomery, Susan P, Rivera, Hilda, Woc-Colburn, Laila, Hotez, Peter J, Murray, Kristy O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Blood Donors Chagas Disease - epidemiology Chagas Disease - transmission Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pilot Projects Risk Factors Texas - epidemiology Trypanosoma cruzi Young Adult
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