The case for the development of a Chagas disease vaccine: why? How? When?

E Dumonteil, C Herrera - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is a major neglected tropical disease, transmitted predominantly by
triatomine insect vectors, but also through congenital and oral routes. While endemic in the …

Prevalence and transmission of the most relevant zoonotic and vector-borne pathogens in the Yucatan peninsula: A review

MF Sánchez-Soto, O Gaona… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Habitat modification and land use changes impact ecological interactions and
alter the relationships between humans and nature. Mexico has experienced significant …

The economic value of identifying and treating Chagas disease patients earlier and the impact on Trypanosoma cruzi transmission

SM Bartsch, CM Avelis, L Asti… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The World Health Organization's 2020 Goals for Chagas disease include
access to antiparasitic treatment and care of all infected/ill patients. Policy makers need to …

Effectiveness of fluralaner treatment regimens for the control of canine Chagas disease: A mathematical modeling study

E Fiatsonu, RE Busselman, GL Hamer… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Canine Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted by insect triatomine vectors known as kissing bugs. The agent can …

Modeling the impact of xenointoxication in dogs to halt Trypanosoma cruzi transmission

JL Rokhsar, B Raynor, J Sheen… - PLoS computational …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Chagas disease, a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma
cruzi, affects millions in the Americas. Dogs are important reservoirs of the parasite. Under …

[HTML][HTML] Trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs along the US-Mexico border: R0 changes with vector species composition

LF Chaves, AC Meyers, CL Hodo, JP Sanders… - Epidemics, 2023 - Elsevier
Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi, etiological agent of Chagas disease, is common in US
government working dogs along the US-Mexico border. This 3145 km long border …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling Trypanosoma cruzi-Trypanosoma rangeli co-infection and pathogenic effect on Chagas disease spread

X Wu, D Gao, Z Song, J Wu - Discrete and Continuous Dynamical …, 2023 - math.miami.edu
A mathematical model is developed to investigate the impact of Trypanosoma cruzi and
Trypanosoma rangeli co-infection and Trypanosoma rangeli-induced pathogenicity of …

Vaccine design against chagas disease focused on the use of nucleic acids

E Maldonado, S Morales-Pison, F Urbina, A Solari - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chagas disease is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and is endemic to Central
and South America. However, it has spread around the world and affects several million …

Synthesis, structure-activity relationship and trypanocidal activity of pyrazole-imidazoline and new pyrazole-tetrahydropyrimidine hybrids as promising …

ME Monteiro, G Lechuga, LS Lara, BA Souto… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drug therapy for Chagas disease remains a major challenge as potential candidate drugs
have failed clinical trials. Currently available drugs have limited efficacy and induce serious …

A Scoping Review of Mathematical Models Used to Investigate the Role of Dogs in Chagas Disease Transmission

E Fiatsonu, RE Busselman, ML Ndeffo-Mbah - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chagas disease-caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and vectored
by triatomine insects ('kissing bugs')-poses a serious threat to human and dog health …