First Report of Human Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Attributed to TcBat Genotype

J. D. Ramírez; C. Hernández; M. Montilla; P. Zambrano; A. C. Flórez; E. Parra; Z. M. Cucunubá

doi:10.1111/zph.12094

First Report of Human Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Attributed to TcBat Genotype

J. D. Ramírez, C. Hernández, M. Montilla, P. Zambrano, A. C. Flórez, E. Parra, Z. M. Cucunubá

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Summary: Chagas disease is an endemic disease of the American continent caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and divided into six discrete typing units (TcI - TcVI). Nearly 10 million people harbour the infection representing a serious issue in public health. Epidemiological surveillance allowed us to detect a bat-related T. cruzi genotype (henceforth named TcBat) in a 5-year-old female living in a forest area in northwestern Colombia. Molecular tools determined a mixed infection of T. cruzi I and TcBat genotypes. This represents the first report of TcBat infection in humans; the epidemiological consequences of this finding are discussed herein.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	477-479
Number of pages	3
Journal	Zoonoses and Public Health
Volume	61
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12094
State	Published - Nov 1 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Immunology and Microbiology(all)
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Infectious Diseases

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