Chagas disease (CD) is a worldwide problem, with over 8 million people infected in both
rural and urban areas. CD was first described over a century ago, but only two drugs are …

Chronic manifestations of Chagas disease present as disabling and life-threatening
conditions affecting mainly the cardiovascular and gastrointestinal systems. Although …

Chagas disease is a life-threatening illness caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The
diagnosis of the acute form of the disease is performed by trained microscopists who detect …

La enfermedad de Chagas (tripanosomiasis americana) es una zoonosis descrita en Brasil,
en 1909, por Carlos Chagas. Afecta a cerca de 20 millones de personas distribuidas en …

Despite nearly a century of research and accounting for the highest disease burden of any
parasitic disease in the Western Hemisphere, Chagas disease (CD) is still a challenging …

Background: Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is
considered a public health problem in Latin America. In Colombia, it affects more than …

Ross-Macdonald models are the building blocks of most vector-borne disease models. Even
for the same disease, different authors use different model formulations, but a study of the …

Introduction Chagas disease is spreading faster than expected in different countries, and
little progress has been reported in the discovery of new drugs to combat Trypanosoma cruzi …

Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, is presently
the most important route of infection in Brazilian Amazon. Other South American countries …

Oral acquisition of Trypanosoma cruzi is a foodborne transmission by juices and fruits
contaminated with metacyclic trypomastigotes (MT) or by the ingestion of wild reservoirs …