Detection of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> in a Reactive Blood Bank Sample in Sonora, Mexico
Chagas disease is a neglected disease caused by the parasite <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, a public health problem in both endemic and non-endemic countries. In Mexico, the southern region is considered endemic, and cases are frequently reported; however, in the northwestern region, only a f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/4/104 |
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| Summary: | Chagas disease is a neglected disease caused by the parasite <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, a public health problem in both endemic and non-endemic countries. In Mexico, the southern region is considered endemic, and cases are frequently reported; however, in the northwestern region, only a few cases are confirmed annually. This study describes, for the first time, the Discrete Typing Unit (DTU) of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> in a volunteer blood donor rejected for being reactive in the northwestern region of Mexico. Seroreactivity was confirmed using “in-house” ELISAs which employed three different antigens: total extract from <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> isolated from a vector (<i>Triatoma rubida</i>) from Sonora (strain T1), strain H1 and CL-Brener. The molecular characterization of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> was conducted by amplifying satellite DNA by qPCR and posterior sequencing of the mini-exon gene, using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) to enhance the accuracy of genetic characterization. The results show that the reactive status of this blood donor was confirmed using our in-house ELISAs, and the presence of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> by detecting TcI DTU confirmed the infection status. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-6366 |