TY - JOUR
T1 - Likely autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans, South Central Texas, USA
AU - Gunter, Sarah M.
AU - Murray, Kristy O.
AU - Gorchakov, Rodion
AU - Beddard, Rachel
AU - Rossmann, Susan N.
AU - Montgomery, Susan P.
AU - Rivera, Hilda
AU - Brown, Eric L.
AU - Aguilar, David
AU - Widman, Lawrence E.
AU - Garcia, Melissa N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/3
Y1 - 2017/3
N2 - Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major neglected tropical disease affecting the Americas. The epidemiology of this disease in the United States is incomplete. We report evidence of likely autochthonous vectorborne transmission of T. cruzi and health outcomes in T. cruzi–seropositive blood donors in south central Texas, USA.
AB - Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major neglected tropical disease affecting the Americas. The epidemiology of this disease in the United States is incomplete. We report evidence of likely autochthonous vectorborne transmission of T. cruzi and health outcomes in T. cruzi–seropositive blood donors in south central Texas, USA.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2303.161157
DO - 10.3201/eid2303.161157
M3 - Article
C2 - 28221110
AN - SCOPUS:85010322162
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 23
SP - 500
EP - 503
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 3
ER -