Seroprevalence of Triatoma virus (Dicistroviridae Cripaviridae) antibodies in Chagas disease patients
- Authors: Altcheh J, Bucio MI, Copa A, Cordova M, Costa RM, de Castro AM, Diosque P, Echeverría MG, Espinoza B, Garcia L, Guérin DM, López-Marijuan I, Marti GA, Montaño NA, Muñiz-Trabudua X, Querido JF, Rabinovich JE, Robello C, Rodríguez JS, Rozas-Dennis GS, Salazar-Schettino PM, Sánchez-Eugenia R, Sánchez-Magraner L, Silva MS, Susevich ML, Torrico F
- Publication Year: 2015
- Journal: Parasites & Vectors
- Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-015-0632-9
Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, and humans acquire the parasite by exposure to contaminated feces from hematophagous insect vectors known as triatomines. Triatoma virus (TrV) is the sole viral pathogen of triatomines, and is transmitted among insects through the fecal-oral route and, as it happens with T. cruzi, the infected insects release the […]
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