Trypanosoma cruzi infections are not uncommon in a number
of mammalian species in the southern United States, most
frequently opossums and raccoons. The northernmost published
record of this parasite is from raccoons in Maryland.
My question is: is this is truly the northernmost limit for
this parasite? Has anyone looked for it north of there? Even
negative results would be of interest.
Thanks.
Graham
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C. Graham Clark, Ph.D.
Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases,
National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD 20892
Ph.: 301-496-4740
FAX: 301-402-4941
e-mail: cge at cu.nih.gov
