Autochthonous Transmission ofTrypanosoma cruzi, Louisiana
Open Access
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (4), 605-607
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1304.061002
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.Keywords
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