Trypanosoma cruzi III from armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus novemcinctus) from Northeastern Venezuela and its biological behavior in murine model. Risk of emergency of Chagas' disease

► First report of Trypanosoma cruzi from armadillos - Dasypus novemcintus novemcinctus - from Northeastern Venezuelan states. ► First report of DTU TcIII by PCR-RFLP in the same states. ► The isolates were biologically heterogeneous. ► Risk of emergency of Chagas' disease in Island Margarita (Nueva Esparta State) major touristic area.