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 |
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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 - 01 Nov 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Bats
- Chagas disease
- Discrete typing units
- Genotypes
- Human infection
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