High variation in immune responses and parasite phenotypes in naturally acquired Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a captive non-human primate breeding colony in Texas, USA.

• Main Authors: Angel M Padilla (Author), Phil Y Yao (Author), Tre J Landry (Author), Gretchen M Cooley (Author), Susan M Mahaney (Author), Isabela Ribeiro (Author), John L VandeBerg (Author), Rick L Tarleton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of human Chagas disease, is endemic to the southern region of the United States where it routinely infects many host species. The indoor/outdoor housing configuration used in many non-human primate research and breeding facilities in the southern of the USA pro...