Surveillance of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatomine vectors, feral dogs and cats, and wild animals in and around El Paso county, Texas, and New Mexico.

• Main Authors: Felipe Rodriguez (Author), Brenda S Luna (Author), Olivia Calderon (Author), Claudia Manriquez-Roman (Author), Karsten Amezcua-Winter (Author), Jonathan Cedillo (Author), Rebeca Garcia-Vazquez (Author), Itzel A Tejeda (Author), Alvaro Romero (Author), Kenneth Waldrup (Author), Douglas M Watts (Author), Camilo Khatchikian (Author), Rosa A Maldonado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The causative agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is transmitted by triatomine vectors. The insect is endemic in the Americas, including the United States, where epidemiological studies are limited, particularly in the Southwestern region. Here, we have determined the prevalence of T. cruzi...