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First report of human Trypanosoma cruzi infection attributed to TcBat genotype

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2013-12-19
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Ramírez, Juan DavidAutoridad Universidad de Rosario
Hernández, C.
Montilla, M.
Zambrano, P.
Flórez, A. C.
Parra, E.
Cucunubá, Z. M.
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https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12094
https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27741

Abstract
Chagas disease is an endemic disease of the American continent caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and divided into six discrete typing units (TcI – TcVI ). Nearly 10 million people harbour the infection representing a serious issue in public health. Epidemiological surveillance allowed us to detect a bat?related T. cruzi genotype (henceforth named TcBat) in a 5?year?old female living in a forest area in northwestern Colombia. Molecular tools determined a mixed infection of T. cruzi I and TcBat genotypes. This represents the first report of TcBat infection in humans; the epidemiological consequences of this finding are discussed herein.

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Chagas disease ; Discrete typing units ; Genotypes ; Bats ; Human infection ;

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