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    Canine Trypanosoma cruzi infection in the Bolivian Chaco
    (BioMed Central, 2018) Simona Gabrielli; Michele Spinicci; Fabio Macchioni; David Rojo; Valentina Totino; Patricia Rojas; Mimmo Roselli; Herlan Gamboa; Gabriella Cancrini; Alessandro Bartoloni
    A cross-sectional study on Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in 2013 to evaluate the role of dogs as possible source of infection for humans in two rural communities of the highly endemic Bolivian Chaco (Bartolo, Chuquisaca Department, n = 57 dogs; and Ivamirapinta, Santa Cruz Department, n = 48 dogs). Giemsa-stained thick and thin smears, rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT) (Chagas Quick test, Cypress Diagnostic, Belgium) and polymerase chain reaction for T. cruzi on dried blood spots were performed. All smears proved negative by microscopic examination, whereas 23/103 (22%) were positive by ICT and 5/105 (5%) blood samples contained T. cruzi DNA, evidencing the potential role of dogs in the domestic transmission of the parasite.
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    Intestinal parasitic infections and associated epidemiological drivers in two rural communities of the Bolivian Chaco
    (Open Learning on Enteric Pathogens, 2016) Fabio Macchioni; Higinio Segundo; Valentina Totino; Simona Gabrielli; Patricia Rojas; Mimmo Roselli; Grover Adolfo Paredes; Mario Masana; Alessandro Bartoloni; Gabriella Cancrini
    These results highlight the need for the promotion of access to clean water, improved sanitation and better hygiene, thus reducing the frequency of preventive chemotherapy for STHs while continuing to monitor the population for possible recrudescence.