Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important public health concern in areas extending from South America northward into the southern United States of America. Although this hemoflagellate has many wild and domestic mammalians reported as reservoir hosts, studies on this subj...
Enfermedad de Chagas,
Reservorios de Enfermedades,
Enfermedades de los Perros,
Enfermedad de Chagas/veterinaria,
Estudios Transversales,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
Mamíferos,
México/epidemiología,
Prevalencia,
América del Sur,
Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación
BACKGROUND Chagas disease is a public health problem caused by infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. There is currently no effective therapy for Chagas disease. Although there is some evidence for the beneficial effect of bone marrow-derived cells in chagasic disease, the mechanisms underlying...
Abstract INTRODUCTION In order to detect Trypanosoma cruzi and determine the genetic profiles of the parasite during the chronic phase of Chagas disease (ChD), parasitological and molecular diagnostic methods were used to assess the blood of 91 patients without specific prior treatment. METHODS Blood s...
Cultivo de Sangre,
Enfermedad de Chagas/sangre,
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad Crónica,
ADN Protozoario/genética,
Genotipo,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Trypanosoma cruzi/genética,
Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Studying the feeding preferences of triatomines is an important entomological surveillance tool, since continuous surveillance of the disease is necessary. METHODS: The precipitin reaction was used to describe the feeding preferences of triatomines along with their natural infe...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study reports, for the first time, the presence of Panstrongylus lignarius in the State of Rondonia, Brazil. METHODS: Specimen of P. lignarius was collected from a flat in an urban area of the municipality of Porto Velho, Western Amazon. RESULTS: With this finding of P. lig...
We describe the eleventh major outbreak of foodborne Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in urban Venezuela, including evidence for vertical transmission from the index case to her fetus. After confirming fetal death at 24 weeks of gestation, pregnancy interruption was performed. On direct examination of the ...
Enfermedad de Chagas/complicaciones,
Enfermedad de Chagas/epidemiología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión,
Brotes de Enfermedades,
Muerte Fetal/etiología,
Parasitología de Alimentos,
Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos/parasitología,
Hidropesía Fetal/parasitología,
Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Población Urbana,
Venezuela/epidemiología
Objetivou-se, neste estudo, avaliar as condições higienicossanitárias da cadeia
produtiva do açaí desde a colheita até o processamento da polpa realizada
na região do Maracanã, São Luís-MA enfatizando os processos de colheita
do fruto, debulha, armazenamento, transporte e extração da polpa pa...
Euterpe/parasitología,
Zumos,
Producción de Alimentos,
Contaminación de Alimentos/análisis,
Parasitología de Alimentos,
Enfermedad de Chagas/transmisión,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios/22074,
Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos,
Manipulación de Alimentos,
Salud Pública,
Brasil
Abstract After more than one century since its discovery, Chagas disease is still extremely prevalent in 21 Latin American countries. Chagas disease is one of the most concerning public health problems in Latin America; the overall cost of CD treatment is approximately 7 billion United States dollars per...
Brasil,
Enfermedad de Chagas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Enfermedad de Chagas/economía,
Costos de los Medicamentos/estadística & datos numéricos,
Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud,
Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud,
América Latina,
Nitroimidazoles/economía,
Nitroimidazoles/uso terapéutico,
Tripanocidas/economía,
Tripanocidas/uso terapéutico
Abstract INTRODUCTION Benznidazole (BNZ) is a drug available for the etiological treatment of Chagas disease. However, this drug is toxic and has a limited effectiveness on the chronic phase of this disease, often leading to poor treatment adherence. METHODS: This is a descriptive and exploratory stu...
Brasil,
Enfermedad de Chagas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos/clasificación,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Cumplimiento de la Medicación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Nitroimidazoles/efectos adversos,
Nitroimidazoles/uso terapéutico,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Tripanocidas/efectos adversos,
Tripanocidas/uso terapéutico
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Enriched environments normally increase behavioral repertoires and diminish the expression of abnormal behaviors and stress-related physiological problems in animals. Although it has been shown that experimental animals infected with microorganisms can modify their behaviors and ...
Conducta Animal/fisiología,
Enfermedad de Chagas/sangre,
Enfermedad de Chagas/fisiopatología,
Quimiocina CCL2/sangre,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Ambiente,
Interleucina-10/sangre,
Ratones,
Ratones Endogámicos C57BL,
Parasitemia/fisiopatología,
Factores de Tiempo,
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa
