Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi or (T. cruzi).
La Vanguardia: Identifican dos cepas del parásito Trypanosoma cruzi portadoras del chagas
The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans by Triatomine bugs (also known as “kissing bugs”) and causes Chagas disease, begins to reproduce as soon as it enters the human body.
EurekAlert!: The abundance of trypanosoma cruzi in naturally infected dogs and monkeys provides unique opportunities to advance solutions for Chagas disease
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite and cause of Chagas disease, is widely distributed in many vertebrate and triatomine species ...
The abundance of trypanosoma cruzi in naturally infected dogs and monkeys provides unique opportunities to advance solutions for Chagas disease
News Medical: Study analyzes the risk of vector-borne Trypanosoma cruzi infection in El Salvador
Study analyzes the risk of vector-borne Trypanosoma cruzi infection in El Salvador
Uma pesquisa realizada por um médico-veterinário do Rio Grande do Norte encontrou o primeiro caso, no Brasil, de um cavalo infectado com o protozoário trypanosoma cruzi, responsável pela Doença de ...
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is caused by trypanosome parasites that are transmitted by tsetse flies. HAT is found only in sub-Saharan Africa. Two subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei cause disease: T. b. gambiense in West and Central Africa, and T. b. rhodesiense in East Africa. This life-threatening disease mostly affects poor rural populations, causing significant ...