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. 2018 Dec 12;11(1):632.
doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3247-0.

Canine Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Bolivian Chaco

Simona Gabrielli  1 , Michele Spinicci  2 , Fabio Macchioni  3 , David Rojo  4 , Valentina Totino  1 , Patricia Rojas  5 , Mimmo Roselli  2 , Herlan Gamboa  6 , Gabriella Cancrini  1 , Alessandro Bartoloni  7
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Canine Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Bolivian Chaco

Simona Gabrielli et al. Parasit Vectors. .

Abstract

A cross-sectional study on Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in 2013 to evaluate the role of dogs as possible source of infection for humans in two rural communities of the highly endemic Bolivian Chaco (Bartolo, Chuquisaca Department, n = 57 dogs; and Ivamirapinta, Santa Cruz Department, n = 48 dogs). Giemsa-stained thick and thin smears, rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT) (Chagas Quick test, Cypress Diagnostic, Belgium) and polymerase chain reaction for T. cruzi on dried blood spots were performed. All smears proved negative by microscopic examination, whereas 23/103 (22%) were positive by ICT and 5/105 (5%) blood samples contained T. cruzi DNA, evidencing the potential role of dogs in the domestic transmission of the parasite.

Keywords: Bolivia; Chagas disease; Dogs; Humans; Trypanosoma cruzi.

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The study was devised and conducted in agreement with the Ministry of Health of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (within the Convenio Ministerio de Salud y Deportes, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia/Cátedra de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Universidad de Florencia, Italia) and the local Health Services (SEDES, according to its Spanish initials). Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the above-mentioned institutions.

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