Molecular epidemiology of human oral Chagas disease outbreaks in Colombia.

BACKGROUND: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, displays significant genetic variability revealed by six Discrete Typing Units (TcI-TcVI). In this pathology, oral transmission represents an emerging epidemiological scenario where different outbreaks associated to food/beverages...

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Main Authors: Juan David Ramírez, Marleny Montilla, Zulma M Cucunubá, Astrid Carolina Floréz, Pilar Zambrano, Felipe Guhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3578743?pdf=render