Spatio-temporal characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi infection and discrete typing units infecting hosts and vectors from non-domestic foci of Chile.

• Main Authors: Camila Ihle-Soto (Author), Eduardo Costoya (Author), Juana P Correa (Author), Antonella Bacigalupo (Author), Berenice Cornejo-Villar (Author), Viviana Estadella (Author), Aldo Solari (Author), Sylvia Ortiz (Author), Héctor J Hernández (Author), Carezza Botto-Mahan (Author), David E Gorla (Author), Pedro E Cattan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by triatomine vectors to mammals. It is classified in six discrete typing units (DTUs). In Chile, domestic vectorial transmission has been interrupted; however, the parasite is maintained in non-domestic foci. The aim of this s...