title: Triatoma sanguisuga blood meals and potential for Chagas disease, Louisiana, USA.
abstract: To evaluate human risk for Chagas disease, we molecularly identified blood meal sources and prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among 49 Triatoma sanguisuga kissing bugs in Louisiana, USA. Humans accounted for the second most frequent blood source. Of the bugs that fed on humans, ≈40% were infected with T. cruzi, revealing transmission potential.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waleckx
authors.forename: Julianne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suarez
authors.forename: Bethany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Patricia L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Dorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D014224:Triatoma / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000469:parasitology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi