High prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in shelter dogs from southern Louisiana, USA

BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The role of dogs as sentinels has been proposed in multiple regions, as they are a domestic reservoir for T. cruzi. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of T. cruzi infection in shelter dogs...

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Autores principales: Elmayan, Ardem, Tu, Weihong, Duhon, Brandy, Marx, Preston, Wolfson, Wendy, Balsamo, Gary, Herrera, Claudia, Dumonteil, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6593594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31238941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3572-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6593594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31238941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3572-y

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