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Autochthonous transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 605-607

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid1304.061002

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  1. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION [U01DD000026] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R15AI067304, U01AI058303] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
  3. NIAID NIH HHS [AI 067304, AI58303, R15 AI067304-01A1, R15 AI067304, U01 AI058303] Funding Source: Medline
  4. PHS HHS [T01/CCT622308] Funding Source: Medline
  5. NCBDD CDC HHS [U01 DD000026, U01/DD000026] Funding Source: Medline

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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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