Infection and invasion mechanisms of Trypanosoma cruzi in the congenital transmission of Chagas' disease: A proposal

Infection and invasion mechanisms of Trypanosoma cruzi in the congenital transmission of Chagas' disease: A proposal

Chagas' disease is produced by the haemophlagelated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by haematophages insects such as Triatoma infestans (vinchuca). Due to vector control, congenital transmission gains importance and is responsible for the presence and expansion of this disease in no...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Kemmerling, Cleo Bosco, Norbel Galanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Biological Research
Subjects:
congenital Chagas' disease
mechanism of infection
tissue invasion
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602010000300007

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