Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Carlos Chagas discovered American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD) in
his honor, just over a century ago. He described the clinical aspects of the disease …

Pathogenic animal trypanosomes affecting livestock have represented a major constraint to
agricultural development in Africa for centuries, and their negative economic impact is …

In the past decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been recognized as potent vehicles of
intercellular communication, both in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. This is due to their capacity …

The critical role of the microbiology laboratory in infectious disease diagnosis calls for a
close, positive working relationship between the physician and the microbiologists who …

Background The current treatments for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas
disease and leishmaniasis (collectively referred to as the kinetoplastid diseases) are far from …

Population movements have turned Chagas disease (CD) into a global public health
problem. Despite the successful implementation of subregional initiatives to control vectorial …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small membrane-surrounded structures released by different
kinds of cells (normal, diseased, and transformed cells) in vivo and in vitro that contain large …

A comparison of gene content and genome architecture of Trypanosoma brucei,
Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania major, three related pathogens with different life cycles …

Chagas' disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an endemic parasitic disease in some areas
of Latin America. About 16-18 million persons are infected with the aetiological agent of the …