Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Animals
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Antibodies, Protozoan / blood
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Chagas Disease / parasitology
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Chagas Disease / transmission*
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DNA, Protozoan / analysis
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Female
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Humans
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Insect Bites and Stings / parasitology
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Insect Vectors / parasitology*
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Louisiana
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Male
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Triatoma / parasitology*
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Trypanosoma cruzi / classification
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Trypanosoma cruzi / genetics
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Trypanosoma cruzi / immunology
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Trypanosoma cruzi / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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DNA, Protozoan