Dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in hamsters and novel association with progressive motor dysfunction.

• Main Authors: Harry Langston (Author), Amanda Fortes Francisco (Author), Ciaran Doidge (Author), Chrissy H Roberts (Author), Archie A Khan (Author), Shiromani Jayawardhana (Author), Martin C Taylor (Author), John M Kelly (Author), Michael D Lewis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chagas disease is a zoonosis caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Clinical outcomes range from long-term asymptomatic carriage to cardiac, digestive, neurological and composite presentations that can be fatal in both acute and chronic stages of the disease. Studies of T. cruzi in anim...