A Case of Vertical Transmission of Chagas Disease Contracted via Blood Transfusion in Canada

Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic in many countries in Latin America, where infected bugs of the Triatominea subfamily carry the parasite in the gut and transmit it to humans through fecal contamination of a bite. However, vertical transmission and t...

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Main Authors: Margaret A Fearon, Vito Scalia, Mary Huang, Irene Dines, Momar Ndao, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/406402
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