Carlos Chagas discovered American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD) in
his honor, just over a century ago. He described the clinical aspects of the disease …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, usually transmitted by
triatomine vectors. An estimated 20 to 30% of infected individuals develop potentially lethal …

Chagas' disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and causes
potentially life-threatening disease of the heart and gastrointestinal tract. The southern half …

Chagas disease is amongst the ten most important neglected tropical diseases but
knowledge on the diversification of its vectors, Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is very …

In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …

Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector
Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by …

Chagas disease (CD) is a tropical vector-borne infection caused by the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), also known as American Trypanosomiasis. It is considered …

The bloodsucking hemipteran Rhodnius prolixus is a vector of Chagas' disease, which
affects 7–8 million people today in Latin America. In contrast to other hematophagous …

In this study, we report and discuss the results generated from over 20 years of studies of the
Trypanosoma cruzi sylvatic transmission cycle. Our results have uncovered new aspects …