Repeated cross-sectional study of Trypanosoma cruzi in shelter dogs in Texas, in the context of Dirofilaria immitis and tick-borne pathogen prevalence.
Carolyn L HodoJessica Y RodriguezRachel Curtis-RoblesItalo B ZeccaKaren F SnowdenKevin J CummingsSarah A HamerPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2018)
T. cruzi seroprevalence was comparable to D. immitis prevalence and higher than seroprevalence of the tick-borne pathogens. T. cruzi is an underrecognized health threat to dogs across Texas and possibly other southern states where triatomine vectors are endemic.