Friday, 17 August 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) - USA (02): (KS) animal, RFI

Chagas -- United States
Kansas State University faculty has confirmed a case of _Trypanosoma cruzi_ in northeast Kansas. The affected patient [an animal - Mod.TG] showed signs of lethargy, decreased appetite, and pain before evaluation at Kansas State University Veterinary Health Center. CT [computerized tomography] scan showed generalized lymphadenopathy and a hypo-attenuating liver. Complete blood count revealed an inflammatory leukogram and mild normocytic, normochromic anemia with evidence of many trypomastigote

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5970889&promed&0

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