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Short Communication • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 57 • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0449-2023   copy

First report of mixed Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units infection in Triatoma phyllosoma in the peri-urban environment of Oaxaca, Mexico

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ABSTRACT

Background:

Chagas disease, a zoonosis transmitted mainly by hematophagous insects of the subfamily Triatominae, is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs: TcI-TcVI and Tcbat).

Methods:

Insect vectors were collected from 84 human dwellings in the municipality of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico; 4.76% were infested. DTUs were determined using conventional and nested PCR.

Results:

The infection rate was 43.6%. All insects were infected with TcI while one specimen showed mixed infection with TcII.

Conclusions:

This is the first report of T. cruzi mixed infection in Triatoma phyllosoma, its main vector in the study region.

Keywords:
American trypanosomiasis; Triatomines; Discrete typing unit; Southeastern Mexico; Istmo de Tehuantepec

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