Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi DTUs in wild Triatoma infestans from Bolivia: predominance of TcI.

• Main Authors: Simone Frédérique Brenière (Author), Claudia Aliaga (Author), Etienne Waleckx (Author), Rosio Buitrago (Author), Renata Salas (Author), Christian Barnabé (Author), Michel Tibayrenc (Author), François Noireau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: The current persistence of Triatoma infestans (one of the main vectors of Chagas disease) in some domestic areas could be related to re-colonization by wild populations which are increasingly reported. However, the infection rate and the genetic characterization of the Trypanosoma cruzi...