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Lizards as Silent Hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi

2022; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 28; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid2806.220079

1080-6059

Carezza Botto‐Mahan, Juana P. Correa, Raúl Araya‐Donoso, Francisca Farías, Esteban San Juan, Nicol Quiroga, R Campos, Claudio Reyes‐Olivares, Daniel González‐Acuña,

Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Abstract We assessed 4 lizard species in Chile for Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, and 1 species for its ability to transmit the protozoan to uninfected kissing bugs. All lizard species were infected, and the tested species was capable of transmitting the protozoan, highlighting their role as T. cruzi reservoirs.