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First Colombian consensus on congenital Chagas and clinical approach for women of child-bearing age diagnosed with Chagas

Infectio; 21 (4), 2017
Congenital transmission of Chagas disease has not been extensively studied in Colombia, and there are no standardized processes in the health system regarding the specific diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of this disease. To generate recommendations on congenital Chagas disease and Chagas in women of c...

Role of T. cruzi exposure in the pattern of T cell cytokines among chronically infected HIV and Chagas disease patients

Clinics; 72 (11), 2017
OBJECTIVES: The impact of Chagas disease (CD) in HIV-infected patients is relevant throughout the world. In fact, the characterization of the adaptive immune response in the context of co-infection is important for predicting the need for interventions in areas in which HIV and Chagas disease co-exist. ...

Chagas disease ecoepidemiology and environmental changes in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (11), 2017
BACKGROUND Triatoma sordida and Triatoma pseudomaculata are frequently captured triatomine species in the Brazilian savannah and caatinga biomes, respectively, and in Brazilian domiciles. OBJECTIVES This study identified eco-epidemiological changes in Chagas disease in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazi...

Estudio de componentes hemolinfáticos de Rhodnius prolixus y Triatoma maculata alimentados con diferentes fuentes sanguíneas

RESUMEN Introducción: Tradicionalmente, Rhodnius prolixus ha sido considerado el principal vector, mientras que Triatoma maculata resulta ser un vector secundario de Trypanosoma cruzi en el medio rural venezolano. En este trabajo se provee información de interés acerca de los componentes bioquímicos...

Multi-criteria decision analysis and spatial statistic: an approach to determining human vulnerability to vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (10), 2017
BACKGROUND Chagas disease (CD), caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is a neglected human disease. It is endemic to the Americas and is estimated to have an economic impact, including lost productivity and disability, of 7 billion dollars per year on average. OBJECTIVES To assess vulnerability t...

Seroprevalencia de la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi en la población rural del estado Sucre, Venezuela

Resumen: El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la seroprevalencia de la infección por Trypanosoma cruzi en el estado Sucre (Venezuela) y su asociación con factores de riesgo epidemiológicos. El diseño muestral por conglomerados permitió seleccionar 96 centros poblados y 576 viviendas en lo...

The eco-epidemiology of Triatoma infestans in the temperate Monte Desert ecoregion of mid-western Argentina

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (10), 2017
BACKGROUND The eco-epidemiological status of Chagas disease in the Monte Desert ecoregion of western Argentina is largely unknown. We investigated the environmental and socio-demographic determinants of house infestation with Triatoma infestans, bug abundance, vector infection with Trypanosoma cruzi and...

Coinfección SIDA / Enfermedad de Chagas. Presentación de caso y revisión de la bibliografía
9 CO-INFECTION AIDS / CHAGA’S DISEASE. REPORT OF A CASE AND LITERATURE REVISION

Prensa méd. argent; 103 (9), 2017
Chagas’ disease caused by “Trypanosoma cruzi” (T. cruzi), is well recognized as an opportunistic infection in the setting of HIV / AIDS. More patients with Chagas’ disease, live in countries of Central and South America, That’s why, it is also called “American Trypanosomiasis “. T. cruzi is...

Sympatry influence in the interaction of Trypanosoma cruzi with triatomine

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, is widely distributed in nature, circulating between triatomine bugs and sylvatic mammals, and has large genetic diversity. Both the vector species and the genetic lineages of T. cruzi present a varied geographical distribu...