Abstract
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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 477-479 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Zoonoses and Public Health |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Epidemiology
- Immunology and Microbiology(all)
- veterinary(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases