Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jan 2019)

Oral Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, Brazilian Amazon

  • Rosa Amélia G. Santana,
  • Maria Graças V.B. Guerra,
  • Débora R. Sousa,
  • Kátia Couceiro,
  • Jessica V. Ortiz,
  • Maurício Oliveira,
  • Lucas S. Ferreira,
  • Kenny R. Souza,
  • Igor C. Tavares,
  • Romulo F. Morais,
  • George A.V. Silva,
  • Gisely C. Melo,
  • Gabriel M. Vergel,
  • Bernardino C. Albuquerque,
  • Ana Ruth L. Arcanjo,
  • Wuelton M. Monteiro,
  • João Marcos B.B. Ferreira,
  • Marcus V.G. Lacerda,
  • Henrique Silveira,
  • Jorge Augusto O. Guerra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2501.180646
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 1
pp. 132 – 135

Abstract

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In the Brazilian Amazon, the suspected source of infection in an outbreak of acute Chagas disease involving 10 patients was Euterpe oleracea (açaí berry) juice. Patient blood and juice samples contained Trypanosoma cruzi TcIV, indicating oral transmission of the Chagas disease agent.

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