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Elucidating the Mechanism of Trypanosoma cruzi Acquisition by Triatomine Insects: Evidence from a Large Field Survey of Triatoma infestans

Blood-sucking triatomine bugs transmit the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. We measured the prevalence of T. cruzi infection in 58,519 Triatoma infestans captured in residences in and near Arequipa, Peru. Among bugs from infected colonies, T. cruzi prevale...

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Publicado en:Trop Med Infect Dis
Main Authors: Tustin, Aaron W., Castillo-Neyra, Ricardo, Tamayo, Laura D., Salazar, Renzo, Borini-Mayorí, Katty, Levy, Michael Z.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7344819/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32492771
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5020087
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