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. 2016 Dec 20;3(4):ofw227.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw227. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southern California

Salvador Hernandez  1 , Carmen A Flores  1 , Gracia M Viana  1 , Daniel R Sanchez  1 , Mahmoud I Traina  1 , Sheba K Meymandi  1
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Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma Cruzi in Southern California

Salvador Hernandez et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Trypanosoma cruzi usually infects humans via triatomine insects in Latin America. Vector-borne transmission in the United States is exceedingly rare. We describe (1) the first case of probable autochthonous transmission reported in California in more than 30 years and (2) the first ever reported case in the greater Los Angeles area.

Keywords: California; Trypanosoma cruzi; autochthonous; chagas disease; transmission.

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Figure 1.
Map of Los Angeles, California, showing the residential location of the case and the Center of Excellence for Chagas disease at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center.
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