TY - JOUR AU - Gunter, Sarah AU - Murray, Kristy AU - Gorchakov, Rodion AU - Beddard, Rachel AU - Rossmann, Susan AU - Montgomery, Susan AU - Rivera, Hilda AU - Brown, Eric AU - Aguilar, David AU - Widman, Lawrence AU - Garcia, Melissa T1 - Likely Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to Humans, South Central Texas, USA T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 3 SP - 500 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is a major neglected tropical disease affecting the Americas. The epidemiology of this disease in the United States is incomplete. We report evidence of likely autochthonous vectorborne transmission of T. cruzi and health outcomes in T. cruzi–seropositive blood donors in south central Texas, USA. KW - Trypanosoma cruzi KW - parasites KW - Chagas disease KW - autochthonous transmission KW - humans KW - Texas KW - United States KW - blood donors DO - 10.3201/eid2303.161157 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1157_article ER - End of Reference