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Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing unit TcIV implicated in a case of acute Chagas disease in a domiciliated dog in the western Amazon
| Summary: | Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Seven lineages have been identified based on different molecular markers, namely TcI, TcII, TcIII, TcIV, TcV, TcVI, and TcBat. Dogs play the role of epidemiological sentinels being domestic reservoirs of T. cruzi. The aim of the current study was to report the first case of CD in a domestic dog in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, infected with T. cruzi DTU TcIV. We hope our report encourages veterinarians and surveillance professionals to a take a deeper look at T. cruzi infection in domestic animals. |
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| Main Authors: | Vasconcelos, Luciene Almeida Siqueira de |
| Other Authors: | Oliveira, Josué Costa; Silva Junior, Rubens Celso Andrade da; Justiniano, Silvia Cássia Brandão; Souza, Éder Dos Santos; Magalhães, Laylah Kelre Costa; Silveira, Henrique; Silva, George Allan Villarouco da; Guerra, Jorge Augusto de Oliveira; Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa |
| Subject: | Parasitology Microbiology (medical) Infectious Diseases SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Summary: | Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Seven lineages have been identified based on different molecular markers, namely TcI, TcII, TcIII, TcIV, TcV, TcVI, and TcBat. Dogs play the role of epidemiological sentinels being domestic reservoirs of T. cruzi. The aim of the current study was to report the first case of CD in a domestic dog in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, infected with T. cruzi DTU TcIV. We hope our report encourages veterinarians and surveillance professionals to a take a deeper look at T. cruzi infection in domestic animals. |
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