First Report of Human  Trypanosoma cruzi  Infection Attributed to TcBat Genotype | Zendy

Ramírez J. D. | Zendy; Hernández C. | Zendy; Montilla M. | Zendy; Zambrano P. | Zendy; Flórez A. C. | Zendy; Parra E. | Zendy; Cucunubá Z. M. | Zendy

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First Report of Human Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Attributed to TcBat Genotype

Author(s) -

Ramírez J. D.,

Hernández C.,

Montilla M.,

Zambrano P.,

Flórez A. C.,

Parra E.,

Cucunubá Z. M.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

zoonoses and public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1863-2378

pISSN - 1863-1959

DOI - 10.1111/zph.12094

Subject(s) - trypanosoma cruzi , chagas disease , genotype , epidemiology , biology , virology , typing , molecular epidemiology , public health , disease , medicine , genetics , parasite hosting , gene , pathology , world wide web , computer science

Summary Chagas disease is an endemic disease of the American continent caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and divided into six discrete typing units (TcI – Tc VI ). Nearly 10 million people harbour the infection representing a serious issue in public health. Epidemiological surveillance allowed us to detect a bat‐related T. cruzi genotype (henceforth named TcBat) in a 5‐year‐old female living in a forest area in northwestern Colombia. Molecular tools determined a mixed infection of T. cruzi I and TcBat genotypes. This represents the first report of TcBat infection in humans; the epidemiological consequences of this finding are discussed herein.

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