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Seroprevalence Survey of American Trypanosomiasis in Central Valley of Toluca
Joint Authors
Del Ángel-Caraza, Javier
Vázquez-Chagoyán, Juan C.
Ochoa-GarcÍa, Laucel
Castro-Barcena, Alejandro
Quijano-Hernández, Israel A.
Barbabosa-Pliego, Alberto
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
American trypanosomiasis is a growing health issue in the Americas.
México is an endemic country, where some locations such as in the State of México are considered highly prevalent.
In the valley of Toluca city, the capital of the State of Mexico, there exists an apparent high prevalence in dogs.
The absence of triatomine vectors suggests that dogs may not be infected.
Therefore, we conducted a directed survey to domiciliated and nondomiciliated dogs to reassess dogs’ T.
cruzi seroprevalence status.
HAI and ELISA serologic tests were applied to 124 and 167 serums of domiciliated and nondomiciliated dogs in the target city.
Risk factors were estimated, but the results did not show any evidence to assess them.
No domiciliated dogs tested positive to both tests, whereas only one non-domiciliated dog resulted positive.
This animal may have acquired the infection in an endemic area and then migrated to Toluca.
Research results indicate that T.
cruzi infection is not actively transmitted among dogs, and it is pointed out that dogs are the main sentinel animal population to evaluate a possible expansion of the territory affected by Chagas’ disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Quijano-Hernández, Israel A.& Castro-Barcena, Alejandro& Barbabosa-Pliego, Alberto& Ochoa-GarcÍa, Laucel& Del Ángel-Caraza, Javier& Vázquez-Chagoyán, Juan C.. 2012. Seroprevalence Survey of American Trypanosomiasis in Central Valley of Toluca. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Quijano-Hernández, Israel A.…[et al.]. Seroprevalence Survey of American Trypanosomiasis in Central Valley of Toluca. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Quijano-Hernández, Israel A.& Castro-Barcena, Alejandro& Barbabosa-Pliego, Alberto& Ochoa-GarcÍa, Laucel& Del Ángel-Caraza, Javier& Vázquez-Chagoyán, Juan C.. Seroprevalence Survey of American Trypanosomiasis in Central Valley of Toluca. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-472556
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-472556