Companion vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are an important threat for pet life, but may also
have an impact on human health, due to their often zoonotic character. The importance and …

Medium sized opossums (Didelphis spp.) are among the most fascinating mammals of the
Americas, playing important ecological roles (eg, dispersal of seeds and control of insect …

The Triatominae are vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of the neglected
tropical Chagas disease. Their distribution stretches across Latin America, with some …

Background Despite the adoption of campaigns to interrupt the main vector and to detect
Trypanosoma cruzi in blood banks, millions of people are still chronically infected; however …

Background Triatomines are hematophagous insects that play an important role as vectors
of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. These insects have adapted …

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 Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease. Due to its genetic
diversity has been classified into six Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) in association with …

Understanding the blood meal patterns of insects that are vectors of diseases is fundamental
in unveiling transmission dynamics and developing strategies to impede or decrease human …

Background Chagas disease is an important health problem in Latin America due to its
incapacitating effects and associated mortality. Studies on seropositivity for Trypanosoma …

Background The 152 extant species of kissing bug include important vectors of the
debilitating, chronic, and often fatal Chagas disease, which affects several million people …