Chagas disease (CD) still imposes a heavy burden on most Latin American countries.
Vector-borne and mother-to-child transmission cause several thousand new infections per …

Background Vector control has substantially reduced Chagas disease (ChD) incidence.
However, transmission by household-reinfesting triatomines persists, suggesting that …

Background Vector-borne diseases cause a significant proportion of the overall burden of
disease across the globe, accounting for over 10% of the burden of infectious diseases …

Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

International research agendas are placing greater emphasis on the need for more
sustainable development to achieve gains in global health. Research using ecosystem …

Eleven species of kissing bugs are found in the United States. Their home ranges may be
expanding northward, perhaps as a consequence of climate change. At least eight of the …

Background Chagas disease is a vector-borne disease of major importance in the Americas.
Disease prevention is mostly limited to vector control. Integrated interventions targeting …

Background Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi by Triatoma infestans remains a major
public health problem in the Gran Chaco ecoregion, where understanding of the …

Most of the human infections with Trypanosoma cruzi are caused by triatomine species
adapted to thrive in domestic habitats and blood-feed on humans. Residual house spraying …

Poor housing is associated with poor health. This suggests that improving housing
conditions might lead to improved health for residents. This review searched widely for …