| epizootiology of trypanosoma cruzi in southwestern north america. xi. biology of the genus reduvius in north america and the possible relationship of reduvius to the epizootiology of trypanosoma cruzi. (hemiptera: reduviidae) (kinetoplastida: trypanosomidae). | | 1967 | 4963988 |
| development of arizona trypanosoma cruzi in mouse muscle. | | 1951 | 14799707 |
| seroprevalence of trypanosoma cruzi among eleven potential reservoir species from six states across the southern united states. | trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of chagas' disease, is a substantial public health concern in latin america. although rare in humans and domestic animals in the united states, t. cruzi is commonly detected in some wildlife species, most commonly raccoons (procyon lotor) and virginia opossums (didelphis virginiana). to increase our understanding of the reservoir host species range and geographic distribution, 11 species of mammals from six states spanning the known range of t. cruzi (arizo ... | 2010 | 20020815 |
| infection of kissing bugs with trypanosoma cruzi, tucson, arizona, usa. | triatomine insects (hemiptera: reduviidae), commonly known as kissing bugs, are a potential health problem in the southwestern united states as possible vectors of trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of chagas disease. although this disease has been traditionally restricted to latin america, a small number of vector-transmitted autochthonous us cases have been reported. because triatomine bugs and infected mammalian reservoirs are plentiful in southern arizona, we collected triatomines inside ... | 2010 | 20202413 |
| chagas disease risk in texas. | chagas disease, caused by trypanosoma cruzi, remains a serious public health concern in many areas of latin america, including méxico. it is also endemic in texas with an autochthonous canine cycle, abundant vectors (triatoma species) in many counties, and established domestic and peridomestic cycles which make competent reservoirs available throughout the state. yet, chagas disease is not reportable in texas, blood donor screening is not mandatory, and the serological profiles of human and cani ... | 2010 | 20957148 |
| vector blood meals and chagas disease transmission potential, united states. | a high proportion of triatomine insects, vectors for trypanosoma cruzi trypanosomes, collected in arizona and california and examined using a novel assay had fed on humans. other triatomine insects were positive for t. cruzi parasite infection, which indicates that the potential exists for vector transmission of chagas disease in the united states. | 0 | 22469536 |
| genetic variation, population structure, and phylogenetic relationships of triatoma rubida and t. recurva (hemiptera: reduviidae: triatominae) from the sonoran desert, insect vectors of the chagas' disease parasite trypanosoma cruzi. | nucleotide and amino acid sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (coi) gene segments were used to gain insights into the population biology and phylogenetic relationships of two species of hematophagous kissing bugs (hemiptera: reduviidae: triatominae) from the sonoran desert of northwestern mexico and southern arizona, usa, triatoma rubida (uhler, 1894) and t. recurva (stål, 1868), both of which are vectors of the protozoan parasite trypanoso ... | 2006 | 16934496 |
| additional observations on trypanosoma cruzi chagas, from arizona in insects, rodents, and experimentally infected animals. | | 1949 | 18110332 |
| the distribution and abundance of triatomine insects, potential vectors of chagas disease, in a metropolitan area in southern arizona, united states. | triatomine insects are a problem for human health in southwestern united states because of the moderate-to-severe allergic reactions their bites can cause and because they are potential vectors of chagas disease. although both infected insects and wild mammalian reservoirs are plentiful in southern u.s., only seven cases of autochthonous transmission (plus 16 new presumed cases) of this disease have been reported to date. therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate triatomine distrib ... | 2012 | 23270152 |
| autochthonous chagas disease in the southern united states: a case report of suspected residential and military exposures. | chagas disease is a parasitic infection that can result in a progressive dilated cardiomyopathy. here, we present the epidemiologic details of a suspected locally acquired transmission case originating from the southern united states. this is the first published report of chagas disease in a young, healthy united states veteran with repeat triatomine exposures in arizona. military personnel and arizona residents should be aware of their chagas disease transmission risks. | 2017 | 28418113 |
| Feeding and defecation behavior of Triatoma rubida (Uhler, 1894) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) under laboratory conditions, and its potential role as a vector of Chagas disease in Arizona, USA. | Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to humans by blood-sucking triatomine insects. This disease is endemic throughout Mexico and Central and South America, but only a few autochthonous cases have been reported in the United States, despite the fact that infected insects readily invade houses and feed on humans. Competent vectors defecate during or shortly after feeding so that infective feces contact the host. We thus studied the feeding and defecatio ... | 2011 | 21976567 |