The genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan agent of Chagas disease, is
widely recognized. At present, T. cruzi is partitioned into seven discrete typing units (DTUs) …

Over the last 30 years, concomitant with successful transnational disease control programs
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …

Orally transmitted Chagas disease has become a matter of concern due to outbreaks
reported in four Latin American countries. Although several mechanisms for orally …

Oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is the most
important route of infection in Brazilian Amazon and Venezuela. Other South American …

Durante la última década se han reportado numerosos casos de infección por Trypanosoma
cruzi por vía oral, debidos a la contaminación de alimentos con heces de triatominos …

American trypanosomiasis is one of the few native parasites of this continent. As a zoonosis,
Trypanosoma cruzi infects about 180 species out of 25 families of mammals. Its regular …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …

Background Triatomines, which are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, have been
considered to be exclusive blood feeders for more than 100 years, since the discovery of …

Trypanosoma cruzi uses various mechanisms of infection to access humans. Since 1967,
food contaminated with metacyclic trypomastigotes has triggered several outbreaks of acute …

Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille, 1811) is the triatomine with the largest geographic
distribution in Latin America. It has been reported in 18 countries from southern Mexico to …