Article
Ecological scenario and Trypanosoma cruzi DTU characterization of a fatal acute Chagas disease case transmitted orally (Espírito Santo state, Brazil)
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DARIO, Maria Augusta; et al. Ecological scenario and Trypanosoma cruzi DTU characterization of a fatal acute Chagas disease case transmitted orally (Espírito Santo state, Brazil). Parasites & Vectors, v.9, n.477, 14p, 2016.
1756-3305
10.1186/s13071-016-1754-4
Autor
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
Resumen
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 high T. cruzi infection rates and frequently invaded residences.