High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission
- Autores
- Enriquez, G F; Bua, Jacqueline; Orozco, M M; Wirth, S; Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel; Gürtler, Ricardo E.; Cardinal, Marta Victoria
- Año de publicación
- 2014
- Idioma
- inglés
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- artículo
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- Descripción
- Fil: Enriquez, G.F. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.
Fil: Bua, Jacqueline. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben; Argentina.
Fil: Orozco, M. M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.
Fil: Wirth S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Agro Biotecnología; Argentina.
Fil: Gürtler, Ricardo E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.
Fil: Cardinal, Marta Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.
The competence of reservoir hosts of vector-borne pathogens is directly linked to its capacity to infect the vector. Domestic dogs and cats are major domestic reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi, and exhibit a much higher infectiousness to triatomines than seropositive humans. We quantified the concentration of T. cruzi DNA in the peripheral blood of naturally-infected dogs and cats (a surrogate of intensity of parasitemia), and evaluated its association with infectiousness to the vector in a high-risk area of the Argentinean Chaco. To measure infectiousness, 44 infected dogs and 15 infected cats were each exposed to xenodiagnosis with 10-20 uninfected, laboratory-reared Triatoma infestans that blood-fed to repletion and were later individually examined for infection by optical microscopy. Parasite DNA concentration (expressed as equivalent amounts of parasite DNA per mL, Pe/mL) was estimated by real-time PCR amplification of the nuclear satellite DNA. Infectiousness increased steeply with parasite DNA concentration both in dogs and cats. Neither the median parasite load nor the mean infectiousness differed significantly between dogs (8.1Pe/mL and 48%) and cats (9.7Pe/mL and 44%), respectively. The infectiousness of dogs was positively and significantly associated with parasite load and an index of the host's body condition, but not with dog's age, parasite discrete typing unit and exposure to infected bugs in a random-effects multiple logistic regression model. Real-time PCR was more sensitive and less time-consuming than xenodiagnosis, and in conjunction with the body condition index, may be used to identify highly infectious hosts and implement novel control strategies. - Materia
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Trypanosoma cruzi
Infecciosidad
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
Reservorios de Agua - Nivel de accesibilidad
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- Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán"
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmissionEnriquez, G FBua, JacquelineOrozco, M MWirth, SSchijman, Alejandro GabrielGürtler, Ricardo E.Cardinal, Marta VictoriaTrypanosoma cruziInfecciosidadReacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la PolimerasaReservorios de AguaFil: Enriquez, G.F. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.Fil: Bua, Jacqueline. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben; Argentina.Fil: Orozco, M. M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.Fil: Wirth S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Agro Biotecnología; Argentina.Fil: Gürtler, Ricardo E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.Fil: Cardinal, Marta Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina.The competence of reservoir hosts of vector-borne pathogens is directly linked to its capacity to infect the vector. Domestic dogs and cats are major domestic reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi, and exhibit a much higher infectiousness to triatomines than seropositive humans. We quantified the concentration of T. cruzi DNA in the peripheral blood of naturally-infected dogs and cats (a surrogate of intensity of parasitemia), and evaluated its association with infectiousness to the vector in a high-risk area of the Argentinean Chaco. To measure infectiousness, 44 infected dogs and 15 infected cats were each exposed to xenodiagnosis with 10-20 uninfected, laboratory-reared Triatoma infestans that blood-fed to repletion and were later individually examined for infection by optical microscopy. Parasite DNA concentration (expressed as equivalent amounts of parasite DNA per mL, Pe/mL) was estimated by real-time PCR amplification of the nuclear satellite DNA. Infectiousness increased steeply with parasite DNA concentration both in dogs and cats. Neither the median parasite load nor the mean infectiousness differed significantly between dogs (8.1Pe/mL and 48%) and cats (9.7Pe/mL and 44%), respectively. The infectiousness of dogs was positively and significantly associated with parasite load and an index of the host's body condition, but not with dog's age, parasite discrete typing unit and exposure to infected bugs in a random-effects multiple logistic regression model. Real-time PCR was more sensitive and less time-consuming than xenodiagnosis, and in conjunction with the body condition index, may be used to identify highly infectious hosts and implement novel control strategies.2014-07info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/handle/123456789/145210.1016/j.meegid.2014.04.002Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseasesnoneinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessengreponame:Sistema de Gestión del Conocimiento ANLIS MALBRÁNinstname:Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán"instacron:ANLIS2025-09-29T14:30:20Zoai:sgc.anlis.gob.ar:Publications/123456789/1452Institucionalhttp://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://sgc.anlis.gob.ar/oai/biblioteca@anlis.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:a2025-09-29 14:30:20.755Sistema de Gestión del Conocimiento ANLIS MALBRÁN - Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán"false |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission Enriquez, G F Trypanosoma cruzi Infecciosidad Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa Reservorios de Agua |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
title_full |
High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
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High levels of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA determined by qPCR and infectiousness to Triatoma infestans support dogs and cats are major sources of parasites for domestic transmission |
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Enriquez, G F Bua, Jacqueline Orozco, M M Wirth, S Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel Gürtler, Ricardo E. Cardinal, Marta Victoria |
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Enriquez, G F |
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Enriquez, G F Bua, Jacqueline Orozco, M M Wirth, S Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel Gürtler, Ricardo E. Cardinal, Marta Victoria |
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Bua, Jacqueline Orozco, M M Wirth, S Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel Gürtler, Ricardo E. Cardinal, Marta Victoria |
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Trypanosoma cruzi Infecciosidad Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa Reservorios de Agua |
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Trypanosoma cruzi Infecciosidad Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa Reservorios de Agua |
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Fil: Enriquez, G.F. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina. Fil: Bua, Jacqueline. ANLIS Dr.C.G.Malbrán. Instituto Nacional de Parasitología Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben; Argentina. Fil: Orozco, M. M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina. Fil: Wirth S. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Agro Biotecnología; Argentina. Fil: Gürtler, Ricardo E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina. Fil: Cardinal, Marta Victoria. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Laboratorio de Ecoepidemiología; Argentina. The competence of reservoir hosts of vector-borne pathogens is directly linked to its capacity to infect the vector. Domestic dogs and cats are major domestic reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi, and exhibit a much higher infectiousness to triatomines than seropositive humans. We quantified the concentration of T. cruzi DNA in the peripheral blood of naturally-infected dogs and cats (a surrogate of intensity of parasitemia), and evaluated its association with infectiousness to the vector in a high-risk area of the Argentinean Chaco. To measure infectiousness, 44 infected dogs and 15 infected cats were each exposed to xenodiagnosis with 10-20 uninfected, laboratory-reared Triatoma infestans that blood-fed to repletion and were later individually examined for infection by optical microscopy. Parasite DNA concentration (expressed as equivalent amounts of parasite DNA per mL, Pe/mL) was estimated by real-time PCR amplification of the nuclear satellite DNA. Infectiousness increased steeply with parasite DNA concentration both in dogs and cats. Neither the median parasite load nor the mean infectiousness differed significantly between dogs (8.1Pe/mL and 48%) and cats (9.7Pe/mL and 44%), respectively. The infectiousness of dogs was positively and significantly associated with parasite load and an index of the host's body condition, but not with dog's age, parasite discrete typing unit and exposure to infected bugs in a random-effects multiple logistic regression model. Real-time PCR was more sensitive and less time-consuming than xenodiagnosis, and in conjunction with the body condition index, may be used to identify highly infectious hosts and implement novel control strategies. |
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