Oral transmission of Chagas disease has been documented in Latin American countries.
Nevertheless, significant studies on the pathophysiology of this form of infection are largely …

Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is the most
important route of infection in Brazilian Amazon and Venezuela. Other South American …

Currently, oral infection is the most frequent transmission mechanism of Chagas disease in
Brazil and others Latin American countries. This transmission pathway presents increased …

Abstract Background Outbreaks of acute Chagas disease by oral infection have been
reported frequently over the last ten years, with higher incidence in northern South America …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …

Outbreaks of severe acute Chagas' disease acquired by oral infection, leading to death in
some cases, have occurred in recent years. Using the mouse model, we investigated the …

Trypanosoma cruzi infects millions of people in Latin America and often leads to the
development of Chagas disease. T. cruzi infection can be acquired at or near the bite site of …

Acute Chagas disease is characterized by a systemic infection that leads to the strong
activation of the adaptive immune response. Outbreaks of oral contamination by the infective …

Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is a pathology affecting about 8–11 million
people in Mexico, Central America, and South America, more than 300 000 persons in the …

A new epidemiological view of American trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease has been
formulated in recent decades. Oral transmission of the etiological agent of Chagas disease …