Identification of the parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, in multiple tissues of epidemiological significance in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana): Implications for environmental and vertical transmission routes.

• Main Authors: Carson W Torhorst (Author), Zoe S White (Author), Chanakya R Bhosale (Author), Norman L Beatty (Author), Samantha M Wisely (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasitic protozoan, is endemic to the Americas and the causative agent of Chagas disease in humans. In South America, opossums facilitate transmission via infected anal gland secretions in addition to transmission via triatomine vectors. In North...