Background Theory predicts that parasites can affect and thus drive their hosts' niche.
Testing this prediction is key, especially for vector-borne diseases including Chagas …

Vector-borne infectious disease dynamics result mainly from the intertwined effect of the
diversity, abundance, and behaviour of hosts and vectors. Most studies, however, have …

The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is transmitted by
infected feces or consumption of blood-sucking triatomine insects to several mammalian …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas disease, a major public health
problem in Latin America. Many wild and domestic animals are naturally infected with T …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by triatomine
vectors to mammals. It is classified in six discrete typing units (DTUs). In Chile, domestic …

American trypanosomiasis is a chronic disease transmitted mainly by vectors. The
hematophagous triatomine vectors transmit Trypanosoma cruzi to a wide variety of …

Gambiense trypanosomiasis is considered an anthroponotic disease. Consequently, control
programs are generally aimed at stopping transmission of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense …

Chagas disease, a significant public health concern in the Americas, is caused by a
protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. The life cycle of T. cruzi involves kissing bugs …

Abstract Mepraia spinolai,(Porter) 1934, is a diurnal triatomine endemic to Chile and a wild
vector of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi,(Chagas) 1909, which causes Chagas disease …

Bats are one of the groups of mammals with the highest number of associated Trypanosoma
taxa. There are 50 Trypanosoma species and genotypes infecting more than 75 species of …