Chagas disease, resulting from the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important cause of heart failure, stroke, arrhythmia, and sudden death. Traditionally regarded as a tropical disease found only in ...

People in Florida are having to worry about a unique disease-carrying insect known as the kissing bug. New research shows ...

Bugs found in 29 states, primarily Florida and Texas, may be invading homes and spreading a deadly parasite responsible for a ...

Kissing bugs that carry the parasite for Chagas disease, a potentially serious tropical condition, have established a base in ...

Researchers from the University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute and Texas A&M University recently gathered their ...

Here we use cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of TbAQP2 from Trypanosoma brucei, bound to either the substrate glycerol or to the sleeping sickness drugs, pentamidine or ...

If untreated, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense infection is usually fatal within several years. The symptoms caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense become severe more quickly than the symptoms caused by ...

The regulation of gene expression in Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is based on post-transcriptional mechanisms. When environmental changes cause translational arrest, ...

We are writing to comment on the article by Schuster et al., 2021 about the life cycle of Trypanosoma brucei.

A kissing bug bite doesn’t hurt, but it can cause a serious infection called Chagas disease. Learn about symptoms, treatment, and more.