Natural Reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi Found in Triatomines Targeting Humans: Results from Nation-wide Vector Surveillance in El Salvador
In this study, a holistic understanding of the feeding patterns of <i>T. cruzi</i>-positive <i>T. dimidiata</i> in El Salvador is dated. The detection of human DNA in the midgut contents of <i>T. dimidiata</i> indicated the possibility of active vectorial transmission to humans.
Authors
- Katherine Candray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8247-4274)
- Kenji Hirayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9467-1777)
- Yasutoshi Kido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3615-2631)
- Ricardo Cardona Alvarenga
- José Ricardo Palacios
- Yuko Nitahara
- José Eduardo Romero
- Yu Michimuko-Nagahara
- Shinjiro Hamano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3881-8337)
- Carmen Elena Arias
- Akira Kaneko
- Marvin Stanley Rodríguez
- Natsuko Kaku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1352-3666)
- Yoko Onizuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3994-9761)
- Evariste Tshibangu‐Kabamba
- Junko Nakajima‐Shimada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0599-3967)
- Yu Nakagama
- William Mejía
Institutions
- University of Nagasaki (JP)
- Gunma University (JP)
- Ministerio de Salud (SV)
- Nagasaki University (JP)
- University of El Salvador (SV)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMA Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31662/jmaj.2024-0182
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35