Lizards as Silent Hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi

作者：Carezza Botto‐Mahan, Juana P. Correa, Raúl Araya‐Donoso, Francisca Farías, Esteban San Juan, Nicol Quiroga, R Campos, Claudio Reyes‐Olivares, Daniel González‐Acuña · 发表于：Emerging infectious diseases · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.3201/eid2806.220079 · 被引用次数：21 · 研究领域：Trypanosoma species research and implications、Research on Leishmaniasis Studies、Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

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.