The definition of a reservoir has changed significantly in the last century, making it
necessary to study zoonosis from a broader perspective. One important example is that of …

Abstract Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastea: Trypanosomatidae) infects all tissues of its
hosts, which along with humans, include hundreds of mammalian species in the Americas …

Chagas disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is a public health issue in Latin America.
This highly diverse parasite is divided into at least seven discrete typing units (DTUs) TcI …

Over the last 30 years, concomitant with successful transnational disease control programs
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …

Trypanosoma cruzi is a complex of phenotypically and genetically diverse isolates
distributed in six discrete typing units (DTUs) designated as TcI–TcVI. Five years ago, T …

In this study, we report and discuss the results generated from over 20 years of studies of the
Trypanosoma cruzi sylvatic transmission cycle. Our results have uncovered new aspects …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi infection via oral route results in outbreaks or cases of acute
Chagas disease (ACD) in different Brazilian regions and poses a novel epidemiological …

Chagas disease (CD) remains endemic throughout many regions of Colombia despite
implementing decades of vector control strategies in several departments. Some regions …

Wildlife species are critical for both feeding vectors and serving as reservoirs of zoonotic
vector-borne pathogens. Transmission pathways leading to disease in humans or other …

Background Chagas disease transmission by Triatoma dimidiata persists in Guatemala and
elsewhere in Central America under undefined ecological, biological and social (eco-bio …