BACKGROUND Despite ongoing advances in biomedicine, infectious diseases remain a
major threat to human health, economic sustainability, and wildlife conservation. This is in …

The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen
afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is transmitted by …

We review the epidemiological role of domestic and commensal hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi
using a quantitative approach, and compiled> 400 reports on their natural infection. We link …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a significant threat to human health, economic
stability, and biodiversity. Despite this, the mechanisms underlying disease emergence are …

Background Anthropogenic land use may influence transmission of multi-host vector-borne
pathogens by changing diversity, relative abundance, and community composition of …

Urbanization is a widespread intense land use that generally results in biodiversity decline.
Among the taxa capable to adapt to urban landscapes, bats are particularly ubiquitous …

Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, feed primarily on vertebrate blood and live
in close association with their hosts. Here we provide an updated synthesis of current …

The Triatominae are vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of the neglected
tropical Chagas disease. Their distribution stretches across Latin America, with some …

Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is the most important vector-
borne disease in Latin America. The vectors are insects belonging to the Triatominae …

The present study describes a primitive kissing bug (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in
mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar. The fossil, which is described as …