Trypanosoma cruzi strain TcI is associated with chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon
Authors:
- Rosa Amélia Gonçalves SantanaRSRosa Amélia Gonçalves Santana
- Laise Kelman Costa MagalhãesLMLaise Kelman Costa Magalhães
- Suzane Ribeiro PrestesSPSuzane Ribeiro Prestes
- Marcel Gonçalves MacielMMMarcel Gonçalves Maciel
- George Allan Villarouco da SilvaGSGeorge Allan Villarouco da Silva
- Wuelton Marcelo MonteiroWuelton Marcelo Monteiro
- Felipe Rocha de BritoFBFelipe Rocha de Brito
- Leila Inês de Aguiar Raposo Câmara CoelhoLCLeila Inês de Aguiar Raposo Câmara Coelho
- João Marcos Barbosa-FerreiraJBJoão Marcos Barbosa-Ferreira
- Jorge Augusto Oliveira GuerraJGJorge Augusto Oliveira Guerra
- Henrique SilveiraHSHenrique Silveira
- Maria das Graças Vale BarbosaMBMaria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Open Access
- 11 June 2014
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Parasites & Vectors
- Vol. 7 (1) , 267
Abstract
Chagas disease in the Amazon region is considered an emerging anthropozoonosis with a predominance of the discrete typing units (DTUs) TcI and TcIV. These DTUs are responsible for cases of acute disease associated with oral transmission. Chronic disease cases have been detected through serological surveys. However, the mode of transmission could not be determined, or any association of chronic disease with a specific T. cruzi DTU’s. The aim of this study was to characterize Trypanosoma cruzi in patients with chronic Chagas disease in the State of Amazonas, Brazil.Keywords
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