High incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infections in dogs directly detected through longitudinal tracking at 10 multi-dog kennels, Texas, USA.

• Main Authors: Rachel E Busselman (Author), Alyssa C Meyers (Author), Italo B Zecca (Author), Lisa D Auckland (Author), Andres H Castro (Author), Rebecca E Dowd (Author), Rachel Curtis-Robles (Author), Carolyn L Hodo (Author), Ashley B Saunders (Author), Sarah A Hamer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Canine Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly recognized as a health concern for dogs in the USA, and infected dogs may signal geographic regions of risk for human disease. Dogs living in multi-dog kennel environments (kennels with more than one dog) wher...