Re-emerging threat of Trypanosoma cruzi vector transmission in El Salvador, update from 2018 to 2020.

Marvin Stanley RodríguezYuko NitaharaMichelle CornejoKevin SiliezarRafael GrandeAna GonzálezKotaro TasakiYu NakagamaYu MichimukoYoko OnizukaJunko Nakajima-ShimadaJosé Eduardo RomeroJosé Ricardo PalaciosCarmen Elena AriasWilliam MejíaYasutoshi KidoRicardo Cardona Alvarenga

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2022)

Our comprehensive study revealed substantial T. cruzi infection of T. dimidiata across the country, indicating potential active transmission of the disease. Therefore, strengthened surveillance for both vector and human infection is required to truly eliminate the risk of T. cruzi transmission in Central America.

Keyphrases

trypanosoma cruzi
endothelial cells
public health
single cell
risk assessment