The revised Trypanosoma cruzi subspecific nomenclature: rationale, epidemiological relevance and research applications

B Zingales, MA Miles, DA Campbell… - Infection, genetics and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, its mammalian reservoirs, and vectors have existed in
nature for millions of years. The human infection, named Chagas disease, is a major public …

Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes associated with domestic Triatoma sordida in Bolivia

SF Brenière, W Morochi, MF Bosseno, J Ordoñez… - Acta Tropica, 1998 - Elsevier
Triatoma sordida is the second species of Triatominae considered of epidemiological
significance in Bolivia. Associated with Triatoma infestans in various regions, it is as yet the …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosomatids in small mammals of an agroecosystem in central brazil: Another piece in the puzzle of parasite transmission in an anthropogenic landscape

EMV Brandão, SCC Xavier, JG Carvalhaes… - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
We surveyed infection by Trypanosoma spp. and Leishmania spp. in small wild mammals
from Cumari, Goiás State aiming to investigate the diversity of trypanosomatid in a modified …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing Trypanosoma cruzi Parasite Diversity through Comparative Genomics: Implications for Disease Epidemiology and Diagnostics

A Majeau, L Murphy, C Herrera, E Dumonteil - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is an important vector-borne neglected tropical disease that causes great
health and economic losses. The etiological agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a protozoan …

Molecular eco-epidemiology on the sympatric Chagas disease vectors Triatoma brasiliensis and Triatoma petrocchiae: Ecotopes, genetic variation, natural infection …

TM Lima-Oliveira, MF Fernanda von Hertwig, M Lilioso… - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Triatoma petrocchiae is the newly member of the Triatoma brasiliensis species complex.
This species overlaps with T. brasiliensis in geographic and ecotypic occupation in the …

[HTML][HTML] A Genome-Wide Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Trypanosoma cruzi Intergenic Regions

LG Panunzi, F Agüero - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the causal agent of Chagas Disease. Recently, the
genomes of representative strains from two major evolutionary lineages were sequenced …

Trypanosoma cruzi-triatomine associations and the presence of mixed infections in single triatomine bugs in Paraná state, Brazil

FL Spitzner, JM de Freitas, AM Macedo… - Acta Parasitologica, 2007 - Springer
Eighteen strains of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from two species of triatomines in the state of
Paraná, Brazil, were characterized molecularly using three strategies: RAPD (randomly …

A comparative study of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in sylvatic mammals from a protected and a disturbed area in the Argentine Chaco

MM Orozco, GF Enriquez, MV Cardinal, RV Piccinali… - Acta tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding the complex epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles
requires comparative studies in widely different environments. We assessed the occurrence …

Predominance of Trypanosoma cruzi I among Panamanian sylvatic isolates

F Samudio, E Ortega-Barría, A Saldaña, J Calzada - Acta tropica, 2007 - Elsevier
Trypanosoma cruzi is throughout Panama, which is in agreement with the widespread of the
sylvatic vectors implicated in the transmission. Eco-epidemiological changes in some …

[HTML][HTML] The identification of two Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes from domestic and sylvatic transmission cycles in Colombia based on a single polymerase chain …

LM Villa, F Guhl, D Zabala, JD Ramírez… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
A single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) reaction targeting the spliced-leader intergenic
region of Trypanosoma cruzi I was standardised by amplifying a 231 bp fragment in …