Chagas disease in a naturally-infected dog from Northeast Brazil: a case report
The cardiac alterations that we observed in a naturally-T. cruzi-infected dog contribute to expanding our knowledge of both Chagas disease in Canis familiaris, and the epidemiological scenario in locations where Triatoma brasiliensis is the main triatomine vector of T. cruzi.
Authors
- Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6207-4502)
- Yannara Barbosa Nogueira Freitas
- Christiane Carlos Araújo de Negreiros
- Rodrigo de Souza Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3109-0630)
- Vicente Toscano de Araújo-Neto
- Carlos Ramon do Nascimento Brito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-5215)
- Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4564-6791)
- Antônia Cláudia Jácome da Câmara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7337-9320)
- Lucas Abrantes Batista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5149-0909)
- George Harisson Felinto Sampaio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9525-6532)
- Andressa Noronha Barbosa-Silva
- Barbara de Araújo Fidellis
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04486-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71