Understanding the oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi as a veterinary and medical foodborne zoonosis

N Velásquez-Ortiz, JD Ramírez - Research in veterinary science, 2020 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …

[HTML][HTML] Discrete typing units of Trypanosoma cruzi: Geographical and biological distribution in the Americas

N Velásquez-Ortiz, G Herrera, C Hernández, M Muñoz… - Scientific data, 2022 - nature.com
Chagas disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is a public health issue in Latin America.
This highly diverse parasite is divided into at least seven discrete typing units (DTUs) TcI …

The multiple and complex and changeable scenarios of the Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle in the sylvatic environment

AM Jansen, SCC Xavier, ALR Roque - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, we report and discuss the results generated from over 20 years of studies of the
Trypanosoma cruzi sylvatic transmission cycle. Our results have uncovered new aspects …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneity of Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates in vectors and animal reservoirs in Colombia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Rodríguez-Monguí, O Cantillo-Barraza… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The heterogeneity of Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates among
triatomines insects and animal reservoirs has been studied in independent studies, but little …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in Colombia: parasitic loads and discrete typing units in patients from acute and chronic phases

C Hernández, Z Cucunubá, C Flórez… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The diagnosis of Chagas disease is complex due to the dynamics of
parasitemia in the clinical phases of the disease. The molecular tests have been considered …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and epidemiological characterization of acute Chagas disease in Casanare, Eastern Colombia, 2012–2020

CY Rincón-Acevedo, AS Parada-García… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is
considered a public health problem in Latin America. In Colombia, it affects more than …

Genome plasticity driven by aneuploidy and loss of heterozygosity in Trypanosoma cruzi

L Cruz-Saavedra, P Schwabl, GA Vallejo… - Microbial …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Trypanosoma cruzi the causative agent of Chagas disease shows a marked genetic
diversity and divided into at least six Discrete Typing Units (DTUs). High intra genetic …

Molecular and serological detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) suggests potential transmission risk in areas of recent acute Chagas …

J Jaimes-Dueñez, O Triana-Chávez… - Preventive veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is a zoonotic infection widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions
of America, including more than 50% of the Colombian territory. In the last years, an …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi infection, discrete typing units and feeding sources among Psammolestes arthuri (Reduviidae: Triatominae) collected in eastern …

N Velásquez-Ortiz, C Hernández, G Herrera… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Chagas disease (CD) is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi,
and is transmitted by hematophagous insects of the family Reduviidae. Psammolestes …

[HTML][HTML] Interrogating the transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi (Trypanosomatida, Trypanosomatidae) by Triatoma venosa (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) after the elimination …

M Medina, S Zuluaga, MF Martínez… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic zoonosis (Trypanosoma cruzi) that is endemic in
Colombia. Vector control of Rhodnius prolixus, the main domestic T. cruzi vector, has been …