Vector blood meals and chagas disease transmission potential, United States

Lori Stevens; Patricia L. Dorn; Julia Hobson; Nicholas M. de la Rua; David E. Lucero; John H. Klotz; Justin O. Schmidt; Stephen A. Klotz

doi:10.3201/eid1804.111396

Vector blood meals and chagas disease transmission potential, United States

Lori Stevens, Patricia L. Dorn, Julia Hobson, Nicholas M. de la Rua, David E. Lucero, John H. Klotz, Justin O. Schmidt, Stephen A. Klotz

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A high proportion of triatomine insects, vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi trypanosomes, collected in Arizona and California and examined using a novel assay had fed on humans. Other triatomine insects were positive for T. cruzi parasite infection, which indicates that the potential exists for vector transmission of Chagas disease in the United States.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	646-649
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1804.111396
State	Published - Apr 2012

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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