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Open AccessShelter cats host infections with multiple Trypanosoma cruzi discrete ty** units in southern Louisiana
Trypanosoma cruzi is a zoonotic parasite endemic in the southern US and the Americas, which may frequently infect dogs, but limited information is available about infections in cats. We surveyed a convenience sam...
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Open AccessIncluding unpublished surveys in reviews on Chagas disease in Mexico
A consequence of the late awareness of Chagas disease in North America is that many early studies were never published in peer-reviewed journals and are not easily accessible for inclusion in systematic review...
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Open AccessShort-course Benznidazole treatment to reduce Trypanosoma cruzi parasitic load in women of reproductive age (BETTY): a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial study protocol
Retrospective observational studies suggest that transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi does not occur in treated women when pregnant later in life. The level of parasitemia is a known risk factor for congenital trans...
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Open AccessCongenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Argentina, Honduras, and Mexico: study protocol
Trypanosoma cruzi has been divided into Discrete Ty** Units I and non-I (II-VI). T. cruzi I is predominant in Mexico and Central America, while non-I is predominant in most of South America, including Argentin...
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Mother-to-Child Transmission of Chagas’ Disease in North America: Why Don’t We Do More?
Objectives Mothers with Chagas’ disease can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi to their fetuses, who often become carriers of the infection and are then at risk of develo** severe cardiac disea...
