Browsing by Subject "Chagas disease"
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(2009-05-15)Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic in the U.S., infecting humans, dogs, and wildlife. This study identified a new geographic distribution for triatomine species within Texas based on 2,449 records obtained from published data ...
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(2023-04-14)Trypanosoma cruzi infection causes inflammation and fibrosis, resulting in cardiac damage in dogs. The objectives of this study were to describe cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in naturally infected dogs with ...
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(2019-07-09)In the southern U.S., triatomine vectors maintain Trypanosoma cruzi- the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease in humans and animals- in sylvatic cycles. Infection with T. cruzi may be asymptomatic or lead to heart ...
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(2016-10-14)This dissertation focused on elucidating factors affecting Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the southern US, using triatomine, canine, and wildlife samples. Collection of triatomine vectors from 2012-2015 included ...
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(2019-04-11)Chagas disease is endemic in Latin America, where environmental risk predictors have been studied to inform an effective vector control strategy to limit its spread. In recent years, an increase in the prevalence of Chagas ...
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(PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017)
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(2021-06-21)Canine Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly recognized as a health concern for dogs in the USA, and infected dogs may signal geographic regions of risk for human disease. Dogs ...
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(2019-07-29)This dissertation focused on a One Health approach to assess the prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi in south Texas. We sampled from humans, domestic animal, and wildlife populations of south Texas to understand the seroprevalence ...
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(2015-09-21)Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the etiological flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi). It is a significant health concern in South and Central America where millions of ...
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(2022-08-02)Chagas disease, caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, is heavily present in Latin America, where it is the most important vector-borne disease. While not as common in Mexico and the United States, it is classified as ...
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(2019-04-19)Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in Latin America and has also been documented in the United States. The disease has a wide range of symptoms, ranging from acute, cold-like ...
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(2023-03-23)The vector-borne protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease in humans, dogs, and many other mammalian hosts. Canine Chagas disease is increasingly diagnosed in dogs of the southern US where triatomine insect ...