Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs in wild Triatoma infestans from Bolivia: predominance of TcI.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Simone Frédérique Brenière, Claudia Aliaga, Etienne Waleckx, Rosio Buitrago, Renata Salas, Christian Barnabé, Michel Tibayrenc, François Noireau
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Chaco
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001650; https://doaj.org/article/ed731214a387412bb48734b521e8e300

BACKGROUND: The current persistence of Triatoma infestans (one of the main vectors of Chagas disease) in some domestic areas could be related to re-colonization by wild populations which are increasingly reported. However, the infection rate and the genetic characterization of the Trypanosoma cruzi...