Lizards as Silent Hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publisher
- Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2022
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1250–1253
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2806.220079
- PMID: 35608824
- PMCID: PMC9155887
- Source
- PubMed Central
- Keywords
- Disciplines
- License
- Unknown
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.
