Potential novel risk factors for autochthonous and sylvatic transmission of human Chagas disease in the United States

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Kristy O Murray¹  Peter J Hotez¹  Melissa N Garcia¹ 

[1] Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, 1102 Bates Avenue #550, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

关键词: Triatoma;    Wildlife reservoirs;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    Transmission;    United States;    Hunting;    Chagas disease;   

Others  :  819354
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-7-311

 received in 2014-04-25, accepted in 2014-06-26,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Chagas disease is an emerging vector-borne disease in the United States that causes progressive dilated cardiomyopathy in a third of infected humans. While transmission studies have been performed in Latin America, little is known about the source of infection in locally acquired cases in the United States. This letter describes the underlying factors possibly leading to an increased risk of disease transmission among high-risk groups in the United States.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Garcia et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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