The biology of vector adaptation to the human habitat remains poorly understood for many
arthropod-borne diseases but underpins effective and sustainable disease control. We …

Abstract Chagas disease affects Latin-American countries and Ecuador is not the exception.
The kissing bugs, Triatominae are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi the causative agent of this …

Rhodnius ecuadoriensis Lent & León (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) es el prinicipal vector de la
enfermedad de Chagas en Ecuador, donde la estructura genética de sus poblaciones es …

Chagas disease is a disease that affects many South American countries, especially the
Southern Cone (Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay). It is a primary public health …

Rhodnius ecuadoriensis is the main triatomine vector of Chagas disease, American
trypanosomiasis, in Southern Ecuador and Northern Peru. Genomic approaches and next …

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
EXACTAS Y NATURALES ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS Corredores Page 1 ii …

tChagas disease is the most important parasitic disease in Latin America. The causative
agent, Trypanosomacruzi, displays high genetic diversity and circulates in complex …

Globally, more than 10 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. The emergence
and perpetuation of Chagas disease in some endemic countries, such as Ecuador, depends …

Chagas disease transmission risk is a function of the presence of triatomines in domestic
habitats. Rhodnius ecuadoriensis is one of the main vectors implicated in transmission of …

Chagas disease is the most important parasitic disease in Latin America. The causative 34
agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, displays high genetic diversityand circulates in complex 35 …