Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region
Summary In the past 5–10 years, Venezuela has faced a severe economic crisis,
precipitated by political instability and declining oil revenue. Public health provision has …
precipitated by political instability and declining oil revenue. Public health provision has …
Between a bug and a hard place: Trypanosoma cruzi genetic diversity and the clinical outcomes of Chagas disease
Over the last 30 years, concomitant with successful transnational disease control programs
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …
across Latin America, Chagas disease has expanded from a neglected, endemic parasitic …
Chagas disease diagnostic applications: present knowledge and future steps
Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a lifelong and debilitating
illness of major significance throughout Latin America and an emergent threat to global …
illness of major significance throughout Latin America and an emergent threat to global …
Infectious disease implications of large-scale migration of Venezuelan nationals
AR Tuite, A Thomas-Bachli, H Acosta… - Journal of travel …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The ongoing economic and political crisis in Venezuela has resulted in a
collapse of the healthcare system and the re-emergence of previously controlled or …
collapse of the healthcare system and the re-emergence of previously controlled or …
Understanding the oral transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi as a veterinary and medical foodborne zoonosis
N Velásquez-Ortiz, JD Ramírez - Research in veterinary science, 2020 - Elsevier
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …
Molecular diagnosis of Chagas disease in Colombia: parasitic loads and discrete ty** units in patients from acute and chronic phases
Background The diagnosis of Chagas disease is complex due to the dynamics of
parasitemia in the clinical phases of the disease. The molecular tests have been considered …
parasitemia in the clinical phases of the disease. The molecular tests have been considered …
Venezuela and its rising vector-borne neglected diseases
Poverty remains the overriding social determinant for the neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs), but over the last several decades, we have also seen how political destabilization or …
(NTDs), but over the last several decades, we have also seen how political destabilization or …
Small subunit ribosomal metabarcoding reveals extraordinary trypanosomatid diversity in Brazilian bats
MA Dario, R Moratelli, P Schwabl… - PLoS Neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Bats are a highly successful, globally dispersed order of mammals that occupy
a wide array of ecological niches. They are also intensely parasitized and implicated in …
a wide array of ecological niches. They are also intensely parasitized and implicated in …
A systematic review of the Trypanosoma cruzi genetic heterogeneity, host immune response and genetic factors as plausible drivers of chronic chagasic …
Chagas disease is a complex tropical pathology caused by the kinetoplastid Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite displays massive genetic diversity and has been classified by …
cruzi. This parasite displays massive genetic diversity and has been classified by …
Imaging the development of chronic Chagas disease after oral transmission
MD Lewis, AF Francisco, S Jayawardhana… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Chagas disease is a zoonosis caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.
Transmission cycles are maintained by haematophagous triatomine bug vectors that carry …
Transmission cycles are maintained by haematophagous triatomine bug vectors that carry …