The trypanosomiases

MP Barrett, RJS Burchmore, A Stich, JO Lazzari… - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
The trypanosomiases consist of a group of important animal and human diseases caused by
parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma. In sub-Saharan Africa, the final decade of the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution and pathology in Chagas disease: a review

ARL Teixeira, RJ Nascimento… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
Trypanosoma cruzi acute infections often go unperceived, but one third of chronically
infected individuals die of Chagas disease, showing diverse manifestations affecting the …

The multiple and complex and changeable scenarios of the Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle in the sylvatic environment

AM Jansen, SCC Xavier, ALR Roque - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, we report and discuss the results generated from over 20 years of studies of the
Trypanosoma cruzi sylvatic transmission cycle. Our results have uncovered new aspects …

Actualización en enfermedad de Chagas

I Molina, F Salvador, A Sánchez-Montalvá - Enfermedades Infecciosas y …, 2016 - Elsevier
Los constantes flujos migratorios han favorecido la presencia de personas con la
enfermedad de Chagas en regiones clásicamente consideradas como no endémicas, como …

Poverty, migration, and Chagas disease

F Guhl, JD Ramírez - Current Tropical Medicine Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Chagas disease is among the most serious problems for public
health in Latin America. Although the causative agent Trypanosoma cruzi and its triatomine …

[HTML][HTML] Parasitism, the diversity of life, and paleoparasitology

A Araújo, AM Jansen, F Bouchet, K Reinhard… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2003 - SciELO Brasil
The parasite-host-environment system is dynamic, with several points of equilibrium. This
makes it difficult to trace the thresholds between benefit and damage, and therefore, the …

[HTML][HTML] Paleoparasitology of Chagas disease: a review

A Araújo, AM Jansen, K Reinhard… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
One hundred years since the discovery of Chagas disease associated with Trypanosoma
cruzi infection, growing attention has focused on understanding the evolution in parasite …

Do the new triatomine species pose new challenges or strategies for monitoring Chagas disease? An overview from 1979-2021

J Costa, C Dale, C Galvão, CE Almeida… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease persists as one of the most important, and yet most neglected, diseases in
the world, and several changes in its epidemiological aspects have been recorded since its …

Cellular and genetic mechanisms involved in the generation of protective and pathogenic immune responses in human Chagas disease

WO Dutra, CAS Menezes, FNA Villani… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of human Chagas disease is the complex
network of events that underlie the generation of protective versus pathogenic immune …

The origins of human parasites: exploring the evidence for endoparasitism throughout human evolution

PD Mitchell - International Journal of Paleopathology, 2013 - Elsevier
It is important to determine the origins of human parasites if we are to understand the health
of past populations and the effects of parasitism upon human evolution. It also helps us to …