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

Background The study of the ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi is challenging due to its extreme
adaptive plasticity, resulting in the parasitism of hundreds of mammal species and dozens of …

Armadillos are specialist diggers and their burrows are used to find food, seek shelter and
protect their pups. These burrows can also be shared with dozens of vertebrate and …

Distinct species of Trypanosoma have been documented sharing the same hosts in different
environments in intricate transmission networks. Knowing this, this study investigated the …

For a long time, haematophagy was considered an obligate condition for triatomines
(Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to complete their life cycle. Today, the ability to use …

Trypanosoma cruzi, a highly diverse parasite, is maintained in nature by transmission cycles
that are modulated by several variables. In this ecological puzzle, a reservoir should be …

Kinetoplastids include species economically important in agriculture, livestock, and human
health. We evaluated the richness of kinetoplastids that infect small mammals in patches of …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas disease in humans, has a vast
reservoir of mammalian hosts in the Americas, and is classified into six genetic lineages, TcI …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi is dispersed in nature through many transmission
mechanisms among a high diversity of vectors and mammalian species, representing …

The vector-borne protozoal parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease in humans
and animals. This parasite is endemic to the southern United States where outdoor-housed …