Evolutionary ecology of Chagas disease; what do we know and what do we need?

The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is transmitted by haematophageous triatomines, whose control by large‐scale insecticide spraying has been the main strategy to limit the impact...

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Published in:	Evolutionary applications Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 470 - 487
Main Authors:	Flores‐Ferrer, Alheli, Marcou, Olivier, Waleckx, Etienne, Dumonteil, Eric, Gourbière, Sébastien
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-04-2018 Blackwell John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	adaptive dynamics Chagas disease Disease control Disease transmission domiciliation Ecology Emerging diseases Evolution generalist parasite Human health and pathology Infectious diseases insecticide resistance Insecticides Life Sciences local adaptation Microbiology and Parasitology microevolution multihost virulence evolution Parasitology Pesticide resistance Protozoa Public health Review and Syntheses Spraying Trypanosomatidae Virulence Argentina Europe Brazil Bolivia Australia Peru Latin America Chaco region Trypanosomatidae local adaptation microevolution adaptive dynamics domiciliation generalist parasite insecticide resistance multihost virulence evolution
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