Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas disease, transmitted by hematophagous
triatomine vectors. Establishing transmission cycles is key to understand the epidemiology of …

Abstract Purpose of Review Leprosy is one of the first pathologies described in the history of
mankind. However, the ecology, transmission, and pathogenicity of the incriminated bacilli …

Triatoma dimidiata es un importante vector de la enfermedad de Chagas en Centroamérica
y en los países del norte de Suramérica. En Colombia, tiene una amplia distribución y su …

Boyaca department is an endemic area for Chagas disease in Colombia, where 24 of its
municipalities have been certified by the PAHO with interruption of Trypanosoma cruzi …

Vector-borne transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi (VBT Tc) is dependent on the concomitant
interaction between biological and environmental hazard over the entire landscape, and …

Chagas disease is endemic in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, and we investigated here the
dynamics of house infestation by Chagas disease vectors to understand disease …

Background Among the Reduviidae family, triatomines are giant blood-sucking bugs. They
are well known in Central and South America where they transmit Trypanosoma cruzi to …

The triatomines are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the etiologic agent of
Chagas disease. All species are strictly hematophagous, and the hosts used by vector …

Background: Identifying risk factors for Triatominae infestation is essential for the
development of vector control interventions. Methods: To determine the intra-and …

Introducción. La enfermedad de Chagas es una de las principales parasitosis a nivel
mundial, aunque se distribuye principalmente en zonas pobres de América Latina. Ante la …