Understanding the oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi as a veterinary and medical foodborne zoonosis

Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Juan David Ramírez

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Abstract

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral transmission of the parasite have occurred. These outbreaks are characterized by high mortality rates and massive infections that cannot be related to other types of transmission such as the vectorial route. Oral transmission of Chagas disease has been reported in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and French Guiana, most of them are massive oral outbreaks caused by the ingestion of beverages and food contaminated with triatomine feces or parasites’ reservoirs secretions and considered since 2012 as a foodborne disease. In this review, we present the current status and all available data regarding oral transmission of Chagas disease, highlighting its relevance as a veterinary and medical foodborne zoonosis.

Translated title of the contributionComprensión de la transmisión oral de Trypanosoma cruzi como zoonosis veterinaria y médica transmitida por los alimentos
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)448-461
Number of pages14
JournalResearch in Veterinary Science
Volume132
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 29 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Veterinary

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