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

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 from southe...

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Main Authors: Ardem Elmayan, Weihong Tu, Brandy Duhon, Preston A. Marx, Wendy Wolfson, Gary Balsamo, Claudia Herrera, Eric Dumonteil
Format: Artigo
Language:English
Published: 2019
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3572-y
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13071-019-3572-y.pdf
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