Trypanosoma cruzi, the Causal Agent of Chagas Disease: Boundaries between Wild and Domestic Cycles in Venezuela

Trypanosoma cruzi the etiological agent of American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas disease (ChD) is transmitted by triatomines vectors between mammals including man. T. cruzi has existed for circa 150 Ma in the Americas and nearly 10 million people are currently infected. The overlap between wild and domestic ecotopes where T. cruzi circulates is increasing. Host–parasite interactions have been determined by infection patterns in these cycles, all under natural or laboratorial conditions. This mini-review describes specific parasite niches, such as plant communities or biological corridors between domestic and wild landscapes, in order to help identify risk factors for ChD and define the boundaries between wild and domestic transmission cycles, with an emphasis on research undertaken in Venezuela.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Frontiers in Public Health

• Publication date

  2014-11-28

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00259PMID 25506587PMCID 4246568
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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