Wild mammals involved in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and food sources of Triatoma sherlocki in an endemic region of northeastern Brazil

F Santos, JT Magalhaes‐Junior… - Medical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study, carried out in the municipality of Gentio do Ouro, Bahia, Brazil aimed to
evaluate which wild mammals may be involved in the transmission of T. cruzi and which are …

Genotypic Trypanosoma cruzi distribution and parasite load differ ecotypically and according to parasite genotypes in Triatoma brasiliensis from endemic and …

C Valença-Barbosa, P Finamore-Araujo, OC Moreira… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to identify the Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes and their relationship with
parasitic load in distinct geographic and ecotypic populations of Triatoma brasiliensis in two …

High Parasitic Loads Quantified in Sylvatic Triatoma melanica, a Chagas Disease Vector

C Valença-Barbosa, P Finamore-Araujo, OC Moreira… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Triatoma melanica is a sylvatic vector species in Brazil. In We aimed to characterize the
Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing units (DTUs), the parasitic loads, and the blood meal …