This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the flagellated protozoa
Trypanosoma cruzi that affects several million people mainly in Latin American countries …

Chagas disease is a health concern for humans and animals across the Americas, and
control options targeting the triatomine vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of …

Abstract Background The mosquito Aedes aegypti is an urban vector of dengue and other
arboviruses. During epidemics of these viruses, pyrethroid insecticides are used for the …

Intracellular parasites such as Trypanosoma cruzi need to acquire valuable carbon sources
from the host cell to replicate. Here, we investigated the energetic metabolism of T. cruzi …

Insects harbor diverse assemblages of bacterial and fungal symbionts, which play crucial
roles in host life history. Insects and their various symbionts represent a good model for …

Background Triatoma infestans is the main vector of Chagas disease in the Southern Cone.
The resistance to pyrethroid insecticides developed by populations of this species impairs …

This overview initially describes insect immune reactions and then brings together present
knowledge of the interactions of vector insects with their invading parasites and pathogens …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the causal agent of Chagas disease, a parasitic zoonosis transmitted
mainly through the feces of triatomine insects. Triatoma infestans is the main triatomine …

Background The sustainable elimination of Triatoma infestans in the Gran Chaco region
represents an enduring challenge. Following the limited effects of a routine pyrethroid …