An ecological overview on the factors that drives to Trypanosoma cruzi oral transmission

• Published in: Acta tropica Vol. 151; pp. 94 - 102
• Main Authors: de Noya, Belkisyolé Alarcón, González, Oscar Noya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Domestic - parasitology; Animals, Wild - parasitology; Chagas disease; Chagas Disease - epidemiology; Chagas Disease - parasitology; Chagas Disease - transmission; Disease Outbreaks; Eco-regions; Ecology; Epidemiology; Feces - parasitology; Female; Food Contamination; Fruit and Vegetable Juices - parasitology; Humans; Male; Oral transmission; South America - epidemiology; Triatoma - parasitology; Trypanosoma cruzi - parasitology; Zoonoses - parasitology; South America; Chagas disease; Ecology; Oral transmission; Eco-regions; Epidemiology

[Display omitted] •Deforestation reduce wildlife concentrating T. cruzi in few hosts.•Wildlife reduction promotes triatomines domiciliation looking for new blood sources.•Rapid defecation vectors infect through skin while any infected can contaminate food.•Survival of parasites in artisan fruit juic...