An Outbreak of Acute Chagas Disease Possibly Spread through Oral Transmission Involving Animal Reservoirs in Eastern Colombia

Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Reports of CD cases associated with oral transmission have increased, particularly in Colombia, Brazil, and Venezuela. In this investigation, parasitological, serological, and molecular tests were conducted on sam...

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Autores:

Gutiérrez, Stivenn A.
Jaimes Dueñez, Jeiczon
Cruz Saavedra, Lissa
Hernández, Carolina
Cantillo Barraza, Omar
Álvarez, Francisco
Blanco, María
Leal, Bernardo
Martínez, Lida
Medina, Manuel
Medina, Mabel
Valdivieso, Silvia
Ramírez, Juan David

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2024

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/48248

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/48248

Palabra clave:

610 - Medicina y salud::616 - Enfermedades
Trypanosoma cruzi
Enfermedad de Chagas
Chagas Disease
Brotes de Enfermedades
Disease Outbreaks
Perros
Dogs
Reservorios de Enfermedades
Disease Reservoirs
Zarigüeyas
Opossums
Genotipo
Genotype
Colombia - epidemiología
Colombia - epidemiology
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014349
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014355
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004196
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004285
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004197
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009893
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005838
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003105
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