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Autochthonous Transmission of<i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, Louisiana

Patricia L. Dorn, Leon Perniciaro, Michael J. Yabsley, Dawn M. Roellig, Gary Balsamo, James H. Diaz, Dawn M. Wesson

Emerging infectious diseases · 2007 · 193 citations · 15 references

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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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