Background The diagnosis of Chagas disease is complex due to the dynamics of
parasitemia in the clinical phases of the disease. The molecular tests have been considered …

Abstract In Colombia, the Chagas Disease (CD) interruption program has had its most
tremendous success in the department of Boyac'a with the certification by PAHO-WHO as …

Triatoma infestans, the main vector of Chagas disease in the southern cone countries, is the
principal target of a regional elimination program. A better understanding of its dispersal …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, has been classified into six
discrete typing units (DTUs) named TcI to TcVI. Furthermore, subcontinental scale studies …

Triatomines are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease.
Although Triatoma and Rhodnius are the most-studied vector genera, other triatomines …

Triatoma infestans is the main and most widespread vector of Chagas disease in South
America. For the first time, a large sample of sylvatic populations of T. infestans was …

The emerging vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), is one
of the most widely distributed Triatoma species in northern South America. Despite its …

Chagas disease, one of the most important vector-borne diseases in the Americas, is
caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted to humans by insects of the subfamily …

Chagas disease (or American trypanosomiasis) is a parasitic disease of major public health
importance, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, which presents extensive genetic diversity. The …

Triatoma maculata is a wild vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas
disease; its incursion in the domestic habitat is scant. In order to establish the possible …