Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana
- Patricia L. Dorn
- Leon Perniciaro
- Michael J. Yabsley
- Dawn M. Roellig
- Gary Balsamo
- James Diaz
- Dawn Wesson
Publication date
April 2007
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Autochthonous transmission of the Chagas disease parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, was detected in a patient in rural New Orleans, Louisiana. The patient had positive test results from 2 serologic tests and hemoculture. Fifty-six percent of 18 Triatoma sanguisuga collected from the house of the patient were positive for T. cruzi by PCR
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