We report results of PCR-DNA based detection of Trypanosoma cruzi in wild mammal
reservoirs from a chagasic area of Chile. We analyzed 157 blood samples from wild …

The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of the Chagas disease,
which is endemic in southeastern Mexico and is transmitted by the vector Triatoma dimidiata …

Domestic dogs and cats are major domestic reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi and a risk
factor for parasite transmission. In this study we assessed the relative performance of a …

The reservoir capacity of dogs for Trypanosoma cruzi infection was analyzed in the city of
Campeche, an urban town located in the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. The city is inhabited …

Understanding the complex epidemiology of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles
requires comparative studies in widely different environments. We assessed the occurrence …

Trypanosoma cruzi the causative agent of Chagas disease, can be found in more than 150
different species of domestic and wild mammals in the American continent. Domestic …

We detected Trypanosoma cruzi in blood samples of the wild rodent Octodon degus by
xenodiagnosis and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the domestic and wild vectors …

Establishing the putative links between sylvatic and domestic transmission cycles of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, is of public health relevance …

A cross-sectional study on Trypanosoma cruzi was carried out in 2013 to evaluate the role of
dogs as possible source of infection for humans in two rural communities of the highly …

Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the agent of Chagas disease, a major public health
problem in Latin America. Many wild and domestic animals are naturally infected with T …