Most of the human infections with Trypanosoma cruzi are caused by triatomine species
adapted to thrive in domestic habitats and blood-feed on humans. Residual house spraying …

Background The elimination of Triatoma infestans, the main domestic vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi, is lagging behind expectations in the Gran Chaco region. We …

Background The history of Chagas disease control in Peru and many other nations is
marked by scattered and poorly documented vector control campaigns. The complexities of …

Objective We identified potential geographic “hotspots” for drug-injecting transmission of HIV
and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in New York City. The …

Background Although infection with Trypanosoma cruzi is thought to be lifelong, less than
half of those infected develop cardiomyopathy, suggesting greater parasite control or even …

Triatomine species largely differ in their degrees of adaptation to thrive in domestic habitats,
blood-feed on humans, and transmit Trypanosoma cruzi. Pathogen transmission dynamics …

Introduction Screening HIV-positive migrants for neglected tropical diseases having
potential for life-threatening reactivation, such as Chagas disease and strongyloidiasis is not …

The current paradigm of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) blankets a
community with training. Recently, the authors have found that high‐risk neighborhoods can …

Background Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease (NTD). Cost-effective strategies
for large-scale implementation of diagnosis and etiological treatment are urgently needed to …

Chagas disease is a major vector-borne disease, and regional initiatives based on
insecticide spraying have successfully controlled domiciliated vectors in many regions. Non …