Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …

The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, its mammalian reservoirs, and vectors have existed in
nature for millions of years. The human infection, named Chagas disease, is a major public …

Blood-sucking insects transmit many of the most debilitating diseases to man including
malaria, slee** sickness, filariasis, dengue, typhus and plague. Additionally these insects …

Visceral leishmaniasis is a potentially fatal disease endemic to large parts of Asia and Africa,
primarily caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani. Here, we report a high …

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 …

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

Trypanosomatids are protozoan parasites of the class Kinetoplastida predominately
restricted to invertebrate hosts (ie possess a monoxenous life-cycle). However, several …

Leishmaniasis is a geographically widespread severe disease, with an increasing incidence
of two million cases per year and 350 million people from 88 countries at risk. The causative …

Acute Trypanosoma cruzi infections can be asymptomatic, but chronically infected
individuals can die of Chagas' disease. The transfer of the parasite mitochondrial kinetoplast …

Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …