Background In Brazil, acute Chagas disease (ACD) surveillance involves mandatory
notification, which allows for population-based epidemiological studies. We conducted a …

Seven individuals living in a town in the Southwest of Bahia developed sudden signs of
cardiac and systemic impairment, with lethality of 28.6%. Serological tests were positive at …

Introduction In Brazil, an estimated 1.1 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi,
the causative agent of Chagas disease (CD). Despite the high number of cases, the …

A doença de Chagas tem como agente etiológico o Trypanossoma cruzi, um protozoário
flagelado que pode ser encontrado numa grande variedade de mamíferos e triatomíneos. O …

Objetivos: Ressaltar a importância da distribuição geográfica e do comportamento dos
vetores dadoença de Chagas no estado de Pernambuco. Métodos: O material analisado …

Introduction Chagas disease transmitted by the Triatoma infestans was eradicated from
Brazil in 2006. However, reports of triatomine foci threaten the control of Chagas disease …

Chagas disease (CD), caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected tropical
disease with life-threatening implications. In this study, we conducted a seroepidemiological …

Chagas disease (CD) has been considered endemic in the South of Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
State, Brazil. This study aimed at evaluating the occurrence of Trypanosoma cruzi vectors …

Triatomine surveillance in rural areas, artificial ecotypes, and natural ecotopes of the cities of
Caturama, Ibipitanga, Macaúbas, and Seabra in the south-central region of the Brazilian …

Os conhecimentos sobre a doença de Chagas tiveram seu pontapé inicial no ano de 1909,
através de uma expressiva endemia rural que ocorreu em vários países latino-americanos …