Extraction of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA from food: a contribution to the elucidation of acute Chagas disease outbreaks

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Cardarelli-Leite, Paola¹  Melandre, Aline Martins¹  Cabral, Maria Luiza¹  Ferreira, Renata Trotta Barroso¹  Branquinho, Maria Regina¹  Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil¹ 

关键词:  Chagas disease;    Trypanosoma cruzi;    Euterpe (açai);    PCR detection;    Food analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0414-2015

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Before 2004, the occurrence of acute Chagas disease (ACD) by oral transmission associated with food was scarcely known or investigated. Originally sporadic and circumstantial, ACD occurrences have now become frequent in the Amazon region, with recently related outbreaks spreading to several Brazilian states. These cases are associated with the consumption of açai juice by waste reservoir animals or insect vectors infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in endemic areas. Although guidelines for processing the fruit to minimize contamination through microorganisms and parasites exist, açai-based products must be assessed for quality, for which the demand for appropriate methodologies must be met.

【 授权许可】

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