In Mexico, the role of most species of mammals involved in the transmission cycle of
Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas, 1909 is poorly known. It was carried out a study to investigate …

The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of the Chagas disease,
which is endemic in southeastern Mexico and is transmitted by the vector Triatoma dimidiata …

New zones with risk of infection for Chagas disease were reported in San Antonio
Tezoquipan, Caltimacan, and El Ahorcado in the Hidalgo State of Mexico. Antibodies to …

The reservoir capacity of dogs for Trypanosoma cruzi infection was analyzed in the city of
Campeche, an urban town located in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. The city is inhabited …

We investigated the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in an indigenous Kariña
population in eastern Venezuela. A total of 175 serum samples were collected in the …

Trypanosoma cruzi the causative agent of Chagas disease, can be found in more than 150
different species of domestic and wild mammals in the American continent. Domestic …

Scarce information on the seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi among Amerindians is
available, and the distribution of this disease in Mexican Indian populations is unknown. In …

Chagas disease was described in Ecuador in 1930 in the province of Guayas and thereafter
in various provinces. Triatomine were reported in the province of Esmeraldas but no human …

American trypanosomiasis is a public health problem in Latin America and southern parts of
the United States. Infection in triatomines (vector) and domestic dogs (reservoir host) is a …

In Colombia, dogs and opossum are the most important mammals in domestic and sylvatic
T. cruzi transmission. However, the role of both species has not been evaluated in areas …