Publications by authors named "Dulce Concepcion Dominguez-Cruz"
First report of mixed Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units infection in Triatoma phyllosoma in the peri-urban environment of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Dulce Concepción Domínguez-Cruz Doireyner Daniel Velázquez-Ramírez Zendy Evelyn Olivo-Vidal José Antonio De Fuentes-Vicente Héctor Ochoa-Díaz-López
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
March 2024
Background: Chagas disease, a zoonosis transmitted mainly by hematophagous insects of the subfamily Triatominae, is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs: TcI-TcVI and Tcbat).
Methods: Insect vectors were collected from 84 human dwellings in the municipality of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico; 4.76% were infested.