Infections are a major threat to human reproductive health, and infections in pregnancy can
cause prematurity or stillbirth, or can be vertically transmitted to the fetus leading to …

Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, usually transmitted by
triatomine vectors. An estimated 20 to 30% of infected individuals develop potentially lethal …

Over the last 30 years, concomitant with successful transnational disease control programs
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …

Congenital infection with Trypanosoma cruzi is a global problem, occurring on average in
5% of children born from chronically infected mothers in endemic areas, with variations …

Endemic Chagas disease has emerged as an important health disparity in the Americas. As
a result, we face a situation in both Latin America and the US that bears a resemblance to …

Chagas disease is a leading cause of heart disease affecting approximately 10 million
people in Latin America and elsewhere worldwide. The two major drugs available for the …

The aim of this paper is to discuss the main ecological interactions between the parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi and its hosts, the mother and the fetus, leading to the transmission and …

Chagas disease is a chronic infection that kills approximately 12,000 people a year. Mass
migration of chronically infected and asymptomatic persons has caused globalization of …

In chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infections, parasite burden is controlled by effective, but
nonsterilising immune responses. Infected cells are difficult to detect because they are …

Chagas disease (CD), also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the
flagellated protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and affects an estimated 8 to 10 million people …