Chagas disease in a naturally-infected dog from Northeast Brazil: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dogs are the main domestic reservoir host of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, and they are considered sentinel animals for the detection of new cases of human infection. Canis familiaris is also a well-established experimental T. cruzi infection model, but little is known about the progression of Chagas disease in naturally-infected dogs, especially during the acute phase in these hosts. Triatomine species infected with discrete typing units (DTUs) I, II and III of T. cruzi have been previously found in many of the municipalities of the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The current study describes the clinical, hematological, biochemical, cardiological and parasitological characteristics of a single dog during the acute phase of its natu

SUBMITTER: de Araujo-Neto VT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11853798 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature