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. 2007 Apr;13(4):605-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1304.061002.

Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana

Patricia L Dorn  1 , Leon Perniciaro, Michael J Yabsley, Dawn M Roellig, Gary Balsamo, James Diaz, Dawn Wesson
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Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana

Patricia L Dorn et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Autochthonous transmission of the Chagas disease parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, was detected in a patient in rural New Orleans, Louisiana. The patient had positive test results from 2 serologic tests and hemoculture. Fifty-six percent of 18 Triatoma sanguisuga collected from the house of the patient were positive for T. cruzi by PCR.

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