Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and causes
potentially life-threatening disease of the heart and gastrointestinal tract. The southern half …

The basic features of the life cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi have been known for nearly a
century. Various aspects of the life cycle, however, have been elucidated only recently …

The first edition of this book, published by University Press of New England in 1986, sold
over 2500 copies, and was received as the best introductory overview of this broad field …

Parasitic diseases represent major global health problems of immense proportion.
Schistosomiasis, malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and African sleeping sickness …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease
that affects millions of people mainly in Latin America. To establish a life-long infection, T …

Diseases caused by tropical parasites affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide but
have been largely neglected for drug development because they affect poor people in poor …

Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania (Trypanosomatidae:
Kinetoplastida) are parasitic protozoan causing Chagas disease, African Trypanosomiasis …

Trypanosomes are unable to synthesize the monosaccharide sialic acid, but some African
trypanosomes and the American Trypanosoma cruzi can incorporate sialic acid derived from …

Chagas disease is a debilitating human illness caused by infection with the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi. A capacity to invade and replicate within many different cell types is a …

The Trypanosomatidae comprise a large group of parasitic protozoa, some of which cause
important diseases in humans. These include Trypanosoma brucei (the causative agent of …