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 …

Transmission of Trypanosma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) occurs when
feces/urine of infected triatomines come into contact with mucous membranes or damaged …

Chagas disease affects millions of people in Colombia and worldwide, with its transmission
influenced by ecological, environmental, and anthropogenic factors. There is a notable …

Chagas disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by the triatomine Mepraia
spinolai in the southwest of South America. Here, we examined the T. cruzi-infection …

Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan of great importance to public health: it has infected
millions of people in the world and is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, which can …

Background Several studies addressed changes on the insect vector behavior due to
parasite infection, but little is known for triatomine bugs, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the …

This review focusses on the interactions between the etiologic agent of Chagas disease,
Trypanosoma cruzi, and its triatomine vector. The flagellate mainly colonizes the intestinal …

Background Chagas disease is a complex anthropozoonosis with distinct domestic and
sylvatic mammal species acting as potential reservoirs. The diversity of vector species and …

Simple Summary We studied the locomotor activity of one of the kissing bug species that
transmit the Chagas disease-causing parasite in humans, which usually bites during the …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with Trypanosoma cruzi.
The parasite is endemic to the Americas, including the Caribbean, where it is vectored by …