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Eric Dumonteil
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
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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 AccessDisentangling Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle dynamics through the identification of blood meal sources of natural populations of Triatoma dimidiata in Yucatán, Mexico
In the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, Triatoma dimidiata is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. Little effort has been made to identify blood meal sources of T. dimidiata in n...
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Open AccessHigh prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in shelter dogs from southern Louisiana, USA
Chagas disease is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The role of dogs as sentinels has been proposed in multiple regions, as they are a domestic reservoir for T. cruzi. Our obj...
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Open AccessSlee** habits affect access to host by Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata
Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is mainly transmitted by blood-sucking bugs called triatomines. In the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, the main vector of T. cruzi is Triatoma dimidiata. While...
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Open AccessHighly discordant serology against Trypanosoma cruzi in central Veracruz, Mexico: role of the antigen used for diagnostic
Chagas disease is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. In Mexico, the burden of the disease is difficult to estimate and improving surveillance for Chagas disease is an importan...
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Open AccessA canine model of experimental infection with Leishmania (L.) mexicana
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a tropical disease affecting over one million patients annually and Leishmania (L.) mexicana is one of the major etiological agents in the Americas. Here we established the first experi...
