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Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Discordant serology, parasite genotyping and associated vectors

BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, caused by the vector-borne protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly recognized in the southern U.S. Government-owned working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border could be at heightened risk due to prolonged exposure outdoors in habitats with high densities of vectors. W...

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Autores principales: Meyers, Alyssa C., Meinders, Marvin, Hamer, Sarah A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5560752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28787451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005819