Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Brazilian Amazon

In the Brazilian Amazon, the suspected source of infection in an outbreak of acute Chagas disease involving 10 patients was Euterpe oleracea (açaí berry) juice. Patient blood and juice samples contained Trypanosoma cruzi TcIV, indicating oral transmission of the Chagas disease agent.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Santana, Rosa Amélia G. (author)
Outros Autores: Guerra, Maria Graças V.B. (author), Sousa, Débora R. (author), Couceiro, Kátia (author), Ortiz, Jessica V. (author), Oliveira, Maurício (author), Ferreira, Lucas S. (author), Souza, Kenny R. (author), Tavares, Igor C. (author), Morais, Romulo F. (author), Silva, George A.V. (author), Melo, Gisely C. (author), Vergel, Gabriel M. (author), Albuquerque, Bernardino C. (author), Arcanjo, Ana Ruth L. (author), Monteiro, Wuelton M. (author), Ferreira, João Marcos B.B. (author), Lacerda, Marcus V.G. (author), Silveira, Henrique (author), Guerra, Jorge Augusto O. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
Assuntos:
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Parasitology
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/117264
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/117264
Descrição
Resumo:In the Brazilian Amazon, the suspected source of infection in an outbreak of acute Chagas disease involving 10 patients was Euterpe oleracea (açaí berry) juice. Patient blood and juice samples contained Trypanosoma cruzi TcIV, indicating oral transmission of the Chagas disease agent.

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