Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites infecting dogs in southern Louisiana sheds light on parasite transmission cycles and serological diagnostic performance.

• Päätekijät: Eric Dumonteil (Tekijä), Ardem Elmayan (Tekijä), Alicia Majeau (Tekijä), Weihong Tu (Tekijä), Brandy Duhon (Tekijä), Preston Marx (Tekijä), Wendy Wolfson (Tekijä), Garry Balsamo (Tekijä), Claudia Herrera (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Chagas disease is a neglected zoonosis of growing concern in the southern US, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. We genotyped parasites in a large cohort of PCR positive dogs to shed light on parasite transmission cycles and assess potential relationships betwee...