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Higher congenital transmission rate of Trypanosoma cruzi associated with family history of congenital transmission

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Congenital transmission (CT) of Trypanosoma cruzi has led to globalization of Chagas disease and its growing relevance as a public health problem. Although the occurrence of CT has been associated with several factors, its mechanisms are still unknown. This study aimed to analyze...

Differentiation of Rhodnius neglectus and Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) by multiple parameters

Abstract Introduction: The genus Rhodnius in the subfamily Triatominae comprises 20 species, which can transmit Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli. Due to the development of molecular techniques, Triatominae species can now be characterized by mitochondrial and nuclear markers, making it possibl...

First report of Rhodnius montenegrensis (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Amazonas, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Triatomines are hematophagous insects of epidemiological importance because they are vectors of Chagas disease. We present here the first report of Rhodnius montenegrensis in Amazonas, Brazil. METHODS: Triatomines were collected from Attalea butyracea palm trees in the municipal...

Informe especial: Transmisión vertical de Chagas: situación epidemiológica de Chagas en embarazo y Chagas congénito en la maternidad Sardá: Primer semestre de 2018

Hasta la Semana Epidemiológica 36 de 2018 se notificaron en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 104 casos de Chagas congénito, de los cuales se confirmaron 6 (5,8%), se descartaron 6 y el 88% restante aún no cuenta con el cierre de caso. Las comunas del sur de la Ciudad acumulan el 56% de los casos. Durante el ...

Estudio histopatológico de tejido cardiaco de roedores infectados con Trypanosoma cruzi capturados en barrios suburbanos de Mérida, México

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (supl.2), 2019
Resumen Introducción. Trypanosoma cruzi es el agente causal de la tripanosomiasis americana, enfermedad endémica en México. Los roedores Mus musculus y Rattus rattus son reservorios del parásito, el cual invade las fibras cardiacas y desarrolla nidos parasitarios produciendo diversas lesiones. Los e...

Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi strains circulating in Córdoba department (Colombia) isolated from triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) collected by the community

Biomédica (Bogotá); 39 (2), 2019
Abstract Introduction: From 2011 to 2016, 24 cases of Chagas disease were reported in Córdoba according to the national public health surveillance system (Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública, Sivigila), but the information regarding Trypanosoma cruzi circulating strains and infection rates...

Estimando el efecto del cambio climático sobre el riesgo de la enfermedad de Chagas en Chile por medio del número reproductivo

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (6), 2019
Background: Reproductive number (R0)-maps estimate risk zones of vector-borne diseases and geographical distribution changes under climate change. Aim: To map R0 aiming to estimate the epidemiological risk of Chagas disease in Chile, its distribution and possible changes due to the global climate change...

Transmisión congénita de Trypanosoma cruzi: Argentina 2002-2014
Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi. Argentina 2002-2014

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (2), 2019
En Argentina nacen alrededor de 1500 niños por año con infección por Trypanosoma cruzi. La transmisión vertical es la principal vía de generación de nuevos casos de Chagas, y de su presencia en zonas no endémicas. Nuestro objetivo fue relevar datos disponibles sobre infección congénita por T. cr...

Synanthropic triatomines (hemiptera: reduviidae): infestation, colonization, and natural infection by trypanosomatids in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION The ecoepidemiological situation in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil is characterized by frequent invasion and colonization of domiciliary units (DUs) by several triatomine species, with high rates of natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi. METHODS: We evaluated the possib...