Volume 22, Number 8—August 2016
Dispatch
Importation of Hybrid Human-Associated Trypanosoma cruzi Strains of Southern South American Origin, Colombia
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![Geographic distribution of TcII, TcIII, TcV, and TcVI Trypanosoma cruzi clones, South America, 2002–2010. A total of 57 T. cruzi biologic clones were assembled for analysis. Of these, 24 were isolated from humans; triatomine vectors (Panstrongylus geniculatus, Rhodnius prolixus, and Triatoma venosa insects); and sylvatic mammalian hosts (Dasypus spp. armadillos) in Antioquia, Boyaca, and Casanare Departments in northern Columbia. The remaining 33 were reference clones derived from a range of rep](/eid/images/15-0786-F1.jpg)
Figure 1. Geographic distribution of TcII, TcIII, TcV, and TcVI Trypanosoma cruzi clones, South America, 2002–2010. A total of 57 T. cruzi biologic clones were assembled for analysis. Of these, 24 were isolated from humans; triatomine vectors (Panstrongylus geniculatus, Rhodnius prolixus, and Triatoma venosa insects); and sylvatic mammalian hosts (Dasypus spp. armadillos) in Antioquia, Boyaca, and Casanare Departments in northern Colombia. The remaining 33 were reference clones derived from a range of representative hosts and vectors across South America (Technical Appendix 1 Table 1). Dots indicate geographic strain origin of biologic clones; colors denote isolate discrete typing units.
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