Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi circulating in mammals and triatomines collected in urban areas, in French Guiana
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease is a parasitic protozoan endemic to Latin America. This parasite is highly diverse, with several divergent and discrete major genotypes reported: TcI to TcVI. In this study, we report genetic diversity of T. cruzi circulating in mammals and triatomines (85 samples) collected in Cayenne and its surroundings , after amplification of the mini-exon gene. Two distinct groups TcI (55,3 %), TcIII-TcIV (36,5 %) and co-infection (8,2 %) were defined in 58 triatomines, 13 wild mammals, 12 dogs and 2 human samples.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014