The present article reviews the status of Chagas disease in Venezuela during the period
2003–2018, based on the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi-infection in 3,343 blood samples …

Trypanosoma cruzi the etiological agent of American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease
(ChD) is transmitted by triatomines vectors between mammals including man. T. cruzi has …

American trypanosomiasis and leishmaniases are diseases caused by protozoans of the
Trypanosomatidae family. In Venezuela, although several endemic foci of both diseases …

Background & objectives: Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. are protozoans that
cause American trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis, respectively. In endemic foci where …

Se presenta una lista revisada y actualizada de las 23 especies de triatominos (Hemiptera-
Heteroptera, Reduviidae) vectores de la enfermedad de Chagas (tripanosomiasis …

Methods: Molecular characterization of 44 Venezuelan T. cruzi isolates, obtained from
triatomine-vectors, mammalian hosts and human patients from both rural and urban areas of …

Panstrongylus is a Neotropical taxa of 16 species, some more widespread than others, that
act as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease (CD). This group …

It is estimated that 6–7 million people worldwide are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the
parasite that causes Chagas disease. In Venezuela, Chagas disease remains a public …

Limited genetic data are currently available for three vectors of Chagas disease in Ecuador,
Panstrongylus howardi, P. chinai, and P. rufotuberculatus. Previously regarded as mainly …

Se presenta una lista revisada y actualizada de las 23 especies de triatominos (Hemiptera-
Heteroptera, Reduviidae) vectores de la enfermedad de Chagas (tripanosomiasis …