Trypanosoma cruzi: Time for International Recognition as a Foodborne Parasite

Lucy J Robertson¹, Brecht Devleesschauwer^{2

3}, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya⁴, Oscar Noya González^{5

6}, Paul R Torgerson⁷

Affiliations

¹ Parasitology Lab, Section for Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Adamstuen-Campus, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Emerging Pathogens Institute and Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
⁴ Immunology Section, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
⁵ Biohelmintiasis Section, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
⁶ Centro para Estudios Sobre Malaria, Instituto de Altos Estudios "Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón", Instituto Nacional de Higiene, MPPS, Caracas, Venezuela.
⁷ Section of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

Lucy J Robertson et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016.

. 2016 Jun 2;10(6):e0004656.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004656. eCollection 2016 Jun.

Lucy J Robertson¹, Brecht Devleesschauwer^{2

3}, Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya⁴, Oscar Noya González^{5

6}, Paul R Torgerson⁷

¹ Parasitology Lab, Section for Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Department of Food Safety and Infection Biology, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Adamstuen-Campus, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Emerging Pathogens Institute and Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
⁴ Immunology Section, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
⁵ Biohelmintiasis Section, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
⁶ Centro para Estudios Sobre Malaria, Instituto de Altos Estudios "Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón", Instituto Nacional de Higiene, MPPS, Caracas, Venezuela.
⁷ Section of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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