Molecular and serological detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) suggests potential transmission risk in areas of recent acute Chagas disease outbreaks in Colombia.

Chagas disease is a zoonotic infection widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of America, including more than 50% of the Colombian territory. In the last years, an increase of outbreaks of acute Chagas disease has been observed.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Main Authors: Jaimes Dueñez, Jeiczon Elim, Triana Chávez, Omar, Cantillo Barraza, Omar, Hernández, Carolina, Ramírez, Juan David, Góngora Orjuela, Agustín
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier BV 2017
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Dogs
Infection
Cumaral
Meta
Colombia
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/41565
https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1160/1/012015
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062673161&doi=10.15446%2fdyna.v85n207.68545&partnerID=40&md5=11a79e4d785407ba8b08acb692deaa96
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Summary:Chagas disease is a zoonotic infection widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of America, including more than 50% of the Colombian territory. In the last years, an increase of outbreaks of acute Chagas disease has been observed.

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