Chagas disease is a debilitating human illness caused by infection with the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi. A capacity to invade and replicate within many different cell types is a …

Background Many recent papers have documented the phytochemical and pharmacological
bases for the use of palms (Arecaceae) in ethnomedicine. Early publications were based …

Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector
Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by …

Chagas disease incidence has sharply declined over the last decade. Long-term disease
control will, however, require extensive, longitudinal surveillance systems capable of …

Palms are ubiquitous across Neotropical landscapes, from pristine forests or savannahs to
large cities. Although palms provide useful ecosystem services, they also offer suitable …

Background Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by
triatomine vectors. The northeastern region of Brazil is endemic for Chagas disease and has …

Chagas disease, the American trypanosomiasis, is an important neglected tropical illness
caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) …

Chagas disease has a major impact on human health in Latin America and is becoming of
global concern due to international migrations. Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of …

Chagas disease was investigated in four periurban areas of Ceará state, northeastern
Brazil, through serological, parasitological and molecular methods in humans, reservoirs …

We used an individual-based molecular multisource approach to assess the
epidemiological importance of Triatoma brasiliensis collected in distinct sites and ecotopes …