What makes an effective Chagas disease vector? Factors underlying Trypanosoma cruzi-triatomine interactions

JA de Fuentes-Vicente, AE Gutiérrez-Cabrera… - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
The Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which infect blood-
feeding triatomine bugs to finally reach mammal hosts. Chagas disease is endemic in Latin …

Increased mortality attributed to Chagas disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ZM Cucunubá, O Okuwoga, MG Basáñez… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background The clinical outcomes associated with Chagas disease remain poorly
understood. In addition to the burden of morbidity, the burden of mortality due to …

Quantitative analyses and modelling to support achievement of the 2020 goals for nine neglected tropical diseases

TD Hollingsworth, ER Adams, RM Anderson, K Atkins… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Quantitative analysis and mathematical models are useful tools in informing strategies to
control or eliminate disease. Currently, there is an urgent need to develop these tools to …

Evolutionary ecology of Chagas disease; what do we know and what do we need?

A Flores‐Ferrer, O Marcou, E Waleckx… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen
afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is transmitted by …

Trypanosoma cruzi transmission dynamics in a synanthropic and domesticated host community

A Flores-Ferrer, E Waleckx, G Rascalou… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease, a Neglected Tropical Disease
affecting 8 million people in the Americas. Triatomine hematophagous vectors feed on a …

Effectiveness of fluralaner treatment regimens for the control of canine Chagas disease: A mathematical modeling study

E Fiatsonu, RE Busselman, GL Hamer… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Canine Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted by insect triatomine vectors known as kissing bugs. The agent can …

Considering dogs as complementary targets of Chagas disease control

BL Travi - Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2019 - liebertpub.com
This review describes the role that dogs play in Latin American countries where Chagas
disease is endemic. Multiple studies determined the high frequency with which canine …

Ecomorphological variation of the Triatoma guasayana wing shape in semi-arid Chaco region

FG Fiad, M Cardozo, CS Rodríguez, ML Hernández… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Triatoma guasayana (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), considered a secondary vector of
Chagas disease, invades rural dwellings through flight dispersal during the warm season in …

A voluntary use of insecticide treated nets can stop the vector transmission of Chagas disease

CY Han, H Issa, J Rychtář, D Taylor… - PLoS Neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
One of the stated goals of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases is the
interruption of domiciliary transmissions of Chagas disease in the region of the Americas …

Complementary paths to chagas disease elimination: the impact of combining vector control with etiological treatment

ZM Cucunubá, P Nouvellet, JK Peterson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The World Health Organization's 2020 goals for Chagas disease are
(1) interrupting vector-borne intradomiciliary transmission and (2) having all infected people …