Lineage Analysis of Circulating Trypanosoma cruzi Parasites and Their Association with Clinical Forms of Chagas Disease in Bolivia

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Authors

Florencia del Puerto · Nagasaki University

Juan Eiki Nishizawa

Mihoko Kikuchi · Nagasaki University

Naomi Iihoshi · Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales

Yelin Roca · Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales

Cinthia Avilas · Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales

Alberto Gianella · Centro Nacional de Enfermedades Tropicales

Abstract

None of the identified lineages or sublineages was significantly associated with any particular clinical manifestations in the chronic Chagas patients in Bolivia.

Topics & Keywords

Trypanosoma species research and implications Research on Leishmaniasis Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 4, Issue 5, pp. e687-e687

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000687

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