The trypanosomiases consist of a group of important animal and human diseases caused by
parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. In sub-Saharan Africa, the final decade of the …

In the last decades, increasing international migration and travel from Latin America to
Europe have favoured the emergence of tropical diseases outside their “historical” …

The aim of this study was to develop a real-time PCR technique to detect Trypanosoma cruzi
DNA in blood of chagasic patients. Analytical sensitivity of the real-time PCR was assessed …

Five commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), one in-house
ELISA, and two hemagglutination assays were evaluated to determine their diagnostic …

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a potentially interesting diagnostic tool for detecting
congenital Trypanosoma cruzi infection at birth. We have compared the sensitivity and …

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, infects nearly 18
million people in Latin America and mainly affects the heart, causing heart failure …

Chagas disease, a neglected tropical disease, is now considered a worldwide health
concern as a result of migratory movements from Central and South America to other …

Chagas' disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is endemic in Latin America. T. cruzi
presents heterogeneous populations and comprises two main genetic lineages, named T …

The present systematic review and meta-analysis about the accuracy of diagnostic tests aim
to describe the findings of literature over the last thirty years for the diagnosis of Chagas …

BACKGROUND: Chagas disease is no longer limited to Latin America and is becoming
frequent in industrialised countries in Europe and United States. METHODS: A descriptive …