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Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Dis...

Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Dis...

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Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Discordant serology, parasite genotyping and associated vectors

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Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Discordant serology, parasite genotyping and associated vectors

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2017-08, Vol.11 (8), p.e0005819-e0005819

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Chagas disease, caused by the vector-borne protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is increasingly recognized in the southern U.S. Government-owned working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border could be at heightened risk due to prolonged exposure outdoors in habitats with high densities of vectors. We quantified working dog exposure to T. cruzi, characterized p...

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Widespread Trypanosoma cruzi infection in government working dogs along the Texas-Mexico border: Discordant serology, parasite genotyping and associated vectors

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1939436126

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1939436126

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1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0005819

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