Pre-Columbian Chagas disease in Brazil: Trypanosoma cruzi I in the archaeological remains of a human in Peruaçu Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Pre-Columbian Chagas disease in Brazil: Trypanosoma cruzi I in the archaeological remains of a human in Peruaçu Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

We evaluated the presence and distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in a mummy presenting with megacolon that was dated as approximately 560 ± 40 years old. The mummy was from the Peruaçu Valley in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. All samples were positive for T. cruzi minicircle DNA, demonstratin...

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Main Authors:	Alexandre Fernandes, Alena M Iñiguez, Valdirene S Lima, Sheila MF Mendonça de Souza, Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Ana Carolina P Vicente, Ana M Jansen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-08-01
Series:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:	Brazilian mummy Chagas disease ancient DNA Trypanosoma cruzi I megacolon
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000500021

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