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 …

Discoveries from collections‐based science change the way we perceive ourselves, our
environment, and our place in the universe. The 18th Century saw the beginning of formal …

Specimens and associated data in natural history collections (NHCs) foster substantial
scientific progress. In this paper, we explore recent contributions of NHCs to the study of …

We report TcBat, a recently described genetic lineage of Trypanosoma cruzi, in fruit-eating
bats Artibeus from Panama. Infections were common (11.6% prevalence), but no other T …

A survey on the challenges and concerns invovled with digitizing natural history specimens
was circulated to curators, collections managers, and administrators in the natural history …

The generalist parasite Trypanosoma cruzi has two phylogenetic lineages associated
almost exclusively with bats—Trypanosoma cruzi Tcbat and the subspecies T. c. marinkellei …

Wildlife species are critical for both feeding vectors and serving as reservoirs of zoonotic
vector-borne pathogens. Transmission pathways leading to disease in humans or other …

The Role of Natural History Institutions and Bioinformatics in Conservation Biology Page 1
Diversity The R and B JOSHUA D Biodiversity S jdrew@fieldm Introduction Natural hist aquaria …

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease, is an important public health
and veterinary pathogen. Although human cases are rare in the United States, infections in …