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Shelter Dogs as Sentinels forTrypanosoma cruziTransmission across Texas

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Chagas disease, an infection with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly diagnosed among humans in the southern United States. We assessed exposure of shelter dogs in Texas to T. cruzi; seroprevalence across diverse ecoregions was 8.8%. Canine serosurveillance is a useful tool for public health risk assessment.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2008.131843

Authors: Trevor D. Tenney, Rachel Curtis-Robles, Karen F. Snowden, Sarah A. Hamer

Institution: Texas A&M University

Language: English

Topic: Trypanosoma species research and implications

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Bernice Barbour Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs, National Institutes of Health