Search for a platelet-activating factor receptor in the Trypanosoma cruzi proteome: a potential target for Chagas disease chemotherapy Daniel Fábio Kawano; Vinicius Barreto da Silva; Daniel Macedo de Melo Jorge; Carlos Henrique Tomich de Paula da Silva; Ivone Carvalho PAGE: 957-967 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000800010

The activity of a metronidazole analogue and its ?-cyclodextrin complex against Trypanosoma cruzi Marcela Silva Lopes; Policarpo Ademar Sales Júnior; Amanda Gervásio Ferreira Lopes; Maria Irene Yoshida; Thais Horta Alvares da Silva; Alvaro José Romanha; Ricardo José Alves; Renata Barbosa de Oliveira PAGE: 1055-1057 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000800027

Chronic phase of Chagas disease: why should it be treated? A comprehensive review José Rodrigues Coura ; José Borges-Pereira PAGE: 641-645 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000600001

Ecological patterns of blood-feeding by kissing-bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Jorge Eduardo Rabinovich; Uriel Dan Kitron; Yamila Obed; Miho Yoshioka; Nicole Gottdenker; Luis Fernando Chaves PAGE: 479-494 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400016

Behavioural responses to human skin extracts and antennal phenotypes of sylvatic first filial generation and long rearing laboratory colony Rhodnius prolixus Mario Iván Ortiz; Alejandro Suárez-Rivillas; Jorge Molina PAGE: 461-466 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400013

Distribution and infection of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by Trypanosoma cruzi in the state of Michoacán, Mexico José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra; Ignacio Valencia-Navarro; Salvador León-Saucedo; Gabriela Ibáñez-Cervantes; Rafael Bustos-Saldaña; Oziel Dante Montañez-Valdez; Óscar Iván Cervantes Díaz; Benjamín Nogueda-Torres PAGE: 445-450 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400010

A high corticosterone/DHEA-s ratio in young rats infected with Trypanosoma cruzi is associated with increased susceptibility Ana Rosa Pérez; Aymará Ana Bertoya; Silvia Revelli; Fabiana García PAGE: 416-423 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400006

First report of Panstrongylus megistus sylvatic focus in municipality of Bambuí, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil José Eloy dos Santos Júnior; Liléia Diotaiuti, João Carlos Pinto Dias PAGE: 510-513 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000400022

Dispersal of Triatoma infestans and other Triatominae species in the arid Chaco of Argentina - Flying, walking or passive carriage? The importance of walking females Luciana Beatriz Abrahan; David Eladio Gorla; Silvia Susana Catalá PAGE: 232-239 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000200019

Trypanosoma cruzi: parasite persistence in tissues in chronic chagasic Brazilian patients Gláucia E Barbosa Marcon; Dulcinéia Martins de Albuquerque; Angelica Martins Batista; Paula Durante Andrade; Eros A Almeida; Maria Elena Guariento; Maria AB Teixeira; Sandra C Botelho Costa PAGE: 85-91 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000100014

Attraction of Chagas disease vectors (Triatominae) to artificial light sources in the canopy of primary Amazon rainforest Marcelo CM Castro; Toby V Barrett; Walter S Santos; Fernando Abad-Franch; José A Rafael PAGE: 1061-1064 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000800019

The anticancer drug tamoxifen is active against Trypanosoma cruzi in vitro but ineffective in the treatment of the acute phase of Chagas disease in mice Danilo Ciccone Miguel; Marcela Lencine Ferraz; Rosana de Oliveira Alves; Jenicer KU Yokoyama-Yasunaka; Ana Claudia Torrecilhas; Alvaro José Romanha; Silvia RB Uliana PAGE: 945-948 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000700021

Differential tissue tropism of Trypanosoma cruzi strains: an in vitro study Luciana O Andrade ; Lúcia MC Galvão; Maria de Nazareth SL Meirelles; Egler Chiari; Sergio DJ Pena; Andrea M Macedo PAGE: 834-837 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000600018

15d-PGJ2 modulates acute immune responses to Trypanosoma cruzi infection Wellington F Rodrigues; Camila B Miguel; Javier E Lazo Chica; Marcelo H Napimoga PAGE: 137-143 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000200005

Susceptibility of Triatoma brasiliensis from state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil, to the pyrethroid deltamethrin Ivan Vieira Sonoda; Letícia Sena Dias; Cláudia Mendonça Bezerra; João Carlos Pinto Dias; Alvaro José Romanha; Liléia Diotaiuti PAGE: 348-352 | DOI: S0074-02762010000300019

Trypanocidal constituents in plants. 7. Mammea-type coumarins Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa; Elizabeth Estrada-Muñiz; Elisa Vega-Avila; Fumiko Abe; Junei Kinjo; Simón Hernández-Ortega PAGE: 431-436 | DOI: S0074-02762008000500004

Pre-Columbian Chagas disease in Brazil: Trypanosoma cruzi I in the archaeological remains of a human in Peruaçu Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil Alexandre Fernandes; Alena M Iñiguez; Valdirene S Lima; Sheila MF Mendonça de Souza; Luiz Fernando Ferreira; Ana Carolina P Vicente; Ana M Jansen PAGE: 514-516 | DOI: S0074-02762008000500021

Vaccination with epimastigotes of different strains of Trypanosoma rangeli protects mice against Trypanosoma cruzi infection Beatriz Basso; Edgardo Moretti; Ricardo Fretes PAGE: 370-374 | DOI: S0074-02762008000400010

In vitro activity of thienyl-2-nitropropene compounds against Trypanosoma cruzi Cristina Herrera; Gabriel A Vallejos; Randall Loaiza; Rodrigo Zeledón; Andrea Urbina; Silvia Sepúlveda-Boza PAGE: 980-985 | DOI: 0/S0074-02762009000700007

A new consensus for Trypanosoma cruzi intraspecific nomenclature: second revision meeting recommends TcI to TcVI B Zingales ; SG Andrade; MRS Briones; DA Campbell; E Chiari; O Fernandes; F Guhl; E Lages-Silva; AM Macedo; CR Machado; MA Miles; AJ Romanha; NR Sturm; M Tibayrenc; AG Schijman PAGE: 1051-1054 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000700021

Chromosome variability in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Rhodniini) Andrés Gómez-Palacio; Nicolás Jaramillo-Ocampo; Omar Triana-Chávez; Azael Saldaña; José Calzada; Ruben Pérez; Francisco Panzera PAGE: 160-164 | DOI: S0074-02762008000200006

Triatoma mexicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Guanajuato, Mexico: house infestation and seasonal variation Paz María Salazar Schettino; José Santiago Rosales Piña; Gloria Rojas Wastavino; Margarita Cabrera Bravo; Mauro Vences Blanco; Jorge López Cárdenas PAGE: 803-807 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000118

Clinical forms of Trypanosoma cruzi infected individuals in the chronic phase of Chagas disease in Puebla, Mexico María del Carmen Sánchez-Guillén; Aurelio López-Colombo; Guillermo Ordóñez-Toquero; Isidoro Gomez-Albino; Judith Ramos-Jimenez; Enrique Torres-Rasgado; Hilda Salgado-Rosas; Mónica Romero-Díaz; Patricia Pulido-Pérez; Ricardo Pérez-Fuentes PAGE: 733-740 | DOI: S0074-02762006000700005

A study of the scutellum in eight Chagas disease vector species from genus Triatoma (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) using optical and scanning electron microscopy Marcos Takashi Obara; João Aristeu da Rosa; Walter Ceretti Jr; Paulo Roberto Urbinatti; Lisardo Osório Quintero; José Maria Soares Barata; Cleber Galvão; José Jurberg PAGE: 463-468 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000027

Chagas disease in Mexico: an analysis of geographical distribution during the past 76 years - A review Alejandro Cruz-Reyes; José Miguel Pickering-López PAGE: 345-354 | DOI: S0074-02762006000400001

Trypanosoma cruzi high infectivity in vitro is related to cardiac lesions during long-term infection in Beagledogs Paulo MM Guedes; Vanja M Veloso; Marcelo V Caliari; Cláudia M Carneiro; Sheler M Souza; Marta de Lana; Egler Chiari; Maria T Bahia; Lúcia MC Galvão PAGE: 141-147 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000003

Aspects of peridomiciliary ecotopes in rural areas of Northeastern Brazil associated to triatomine (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) infestation, vectors of Chagas disease Otília Sarquis; Ricardo Sposina; Tiago Guedes de Oliveira; José Roberto Mac Cord; Pedro Hernan Cabello; José Borges-Pereira; Marli Maria Lima PAGE: 143-147 | DOI: S0074-02762006000200005

Distribution and ecological aspects of Rhodnius pallescens in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and their epidemiological implications Rodrigo Zeledón ; Francisca Marín; Nidia Calvo; Emperatriz Lugo; Sonia Valle PAGE: 75-79 | DOI: S0074-02762006000100014

Infestation of rural houses by Triatoma infestans in the region of Los Llanos (La Rioja, Argentina) X Porcasi; H Hrellac; S Catalá; M Moreno; L Abrahan; L Hernandez; DE Gorla PAGE: 63-68 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000100010

Current situation of Chagas disease in Central America Carlos Ponce PAGE: 41-44 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000082

Paleoparasitology of Chagas disease - A review Adauto Araújo ; Ana Maria Jansen; Karl Reinhard; Luiz Fernando Ferreira PAGE: 9-16 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900004

Current epidemiological trends for Chagas disease in Latin America and future challenges in epidemiology, surveillance and health policy Álvaro Moncayo ; Antonio Carlos Silveira PAGE: 17-30 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900005

Epidemiology, control and surveillance of Chagas disease - 100 years after its discovery José Rodrigues Coura ; João Carlos Pinto Dias PAGE: 31-40 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900006

Biology, diversity and strategies for the monitoring and control of triatomines - Chagas disease vectors Jane Costa ; Marcelo Lorenzo PAGE: 46-51 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900008

The biological in vitro effect and selectivity of aromatic dicationic compounds on Trypanosoma cruzi Cristiane França da Silva; Patrícia Bernadino da Silva; Marcos Meuser Batista; Anissa Daliry; Richard R Tidwell; Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro PAGE: 239-245 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000300001

Wild Triatoma infestans, a potential threat that needs to be monitored François Noireau PAGE: 60-64 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900010

Exploiting triatomine behaviour: alternative perspectives for their control Claudio R Lazzari ; Marcelo G Lorenzo PAGE: 65-70 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900011

Sylvatic triatominae: a new challenge in vector control transmission Felipe Guhl; Nestor Pinto; Germán Aguilera PAGE: 71-75 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900012

Trypanosoma cruzi: ancestral genomes and population structure Sérgio DJ Pena; Carlos Renato Machado; Andréa Mara Macedo PAGE: 108-114 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900016

Absence of domestic triatomine colonies in an area of the coastal region of Ecuador where Chagas disease is endemic Mario J Grijalva; Francisco S Palomeque; Anita G Villacís; Carla L Black; Laura Arcos-Terán PAGE: 677-681 | DOI: S0074-02762010000500013

Risks of endemicity, morbidity and perspectives regarding the control of Chagas disease in the Amazon Region José Rodrigues Coura; Angela CV Junqueira PAGE: 145-154 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000200001

Exploring the association between Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural communities and environmental changes in the southern Gran Chaco  Mariana Laura Moreno; Laura Hoyos; Marcelo Cabido; Silvia Susana Catalá; David Eladio Gorla PAGE: 231-237 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000200013

The performance of laboratory tests in the management of a large outbreak of orally transmitted Chagas disease Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya; Zoraida Díaz-Bello; Cecilia Colmenares; Reinaldo Zavala-Jaspe; Teresa Abate; Rosa Contreras; Sandra Losada; Domingo Artigas; Luciano Mauriello, Raiza Ruiz-Guevara; Oscar Noya PAGE: 893-898 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000700009

Vector control intervention towards interruption of transmission of Chagas disease by Rhodnius prolixus, main vector in Guatemala  Ken Hashimoto; Hugo Álvarez; Jun Nakagawa; Jaime Juarez; Carlota Monroy; Celia Cordón-Rosales; Enrique Gil PAGE: 877-887 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000700007

Susceptibility and resistance to deltamethrin of wild and domestic populations of Triatoma infestans (Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Bolivia: new discoveries  Stéphanie Depickère; Rosio Buitrago; Edda Siñani; Marianne Baune; Marcelo Monje; Ronald Lopez; Etienne Waleckx; Tamara Chavez; Simone Frédérique Brenière PAGE: 1042-1047 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000800013

Cellular and genetic mechanisms involved in the generation of protective and pathogenic immune responses in human Chagas disease Walderez Ornelas Dutra ; Cristiane Alves Silva Menezes; Fernanda Nobre Amaral Villani; Germano Carneiro da Costa; Alexandre Barcelos Morais da Silveira; Débora d'Ávila Reis; Kenneth J Gollob PAGE: 208-218 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900027

Gap junction reduction in cardiomyocytes following transforming growth factor-? treatment and Trypanosoma cruzi infection Mariana C Waghabi; Robson Coutinho-Silva; Jean-Jacques Feige; Maria de Lourdes Higuchi; David Becker; Geoffrey Burnstock; Tânia C de Araújo-Jorge PAGE: 1083-1090 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000800004

Morphological study of the eggs and nymphs of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) observed by light and scanning electron microscopy (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) F Mello; J Jurberg; J Grazia PAGE: 1072-1082 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000800003

Differential in vitro activity of the DNA topoisomerase inhibitor idarubicin against Trypanosoma rangeli and Trypanosoma cruzi  Momodou Jobe; Charles Anwuzia-Iwegbu; Ama Banful, Emma Bosier; Mubeen Iqbal; Kelly Jones; Suzanne J Lecutier; Kasimir Lepper; Matt Redmond; Andrew Ross-Parker; Emily Ward; Paul Wernham; Eleanor M Whidden; Kevin M Tyler; Dietmar Steverding PAGE: 946-950 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000700018

Performance levels of four Latin American laboratories for the serodiagnosis of Chagas disease in Mexican sera samples Alejandro O Luquetti; Bertha Espinoza; Ignacio Martínez; Nidia Hernández-Becerril; Carlos Ponce; Elisa Ponce; Pedro A Reyes; Oscar Hernández; Ruth López; Victor Monteón PAGE: 797-800 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000500023

Therapy, diagnosis and prognosis of chronic Chagas disease: insight gained in Argentina Sergio Sosa-Estani ; Rodolfo Viotti; Elsa Leonor Segura PAGE: 167-180 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900023

Morbidity and prognostic factors in chronic chagasic cardiopathy Manoel Otávio C Rocha; Maria Carmo P Nunes; Antonio L Ribeiro PAGE: 159-166 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900022

Chagas heart disease: pathophysiologic mechanisms, prognostic factors and risk stratification Anis Rassi Jr ; Anis Rassi; José Antonio Marin-Neto PAGE: 152-158 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900021

Viability study of a multiplex diagnostic platform for Chagas disease Leonardo Foti; Bruna de Paula Fonseca e Fonseca; Lilian Dias Nascimento; Christiane de Fatima Silva Marques; Edmilson Domingos da Silva; Cesar Augusto Barros Duarte; Christian M Probst; Samuel Goldenberg; Antônio Gomes Pinto; Marco Aurélio Krieger PAGE: 136-141 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900019

Diagnosis of Chagas disease: what has been achieved? What remains to be done with regard to diagnosis and follow up studies? Yara M Gomes ; Virginia MB Lorena; Alejandro O Luquetti PAGE: 115-121 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900017

Response of Triatoma infestans to pour-on cypermethrin applied to chickens under laboratory conditions Ivana Amelotti; Silvia S Catalá; David E Gorla PAGE: 481-485 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000300014

Susceptibility of Triatoma infestans to deltamethrin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Ivan Vieira Sonoda ; Grasiele Caldas D'Ávila Pessoa; Mirko Rojas Cortez; João Carlos Pinto Dias; Alvaro José Romanha; Liléia Diotaiuti PAGE: 668-670 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000400025

The benefits of using selenium in the treatment of Chagas disease:prevention of right ventricle chamber dilatation and reversion of Trypanosoma cruzi-induced acute and chronic cardiomyopathy in mice Andréa P de Souza; Linda A Jelicks; Herbert B Tanowitz; Bianca P Olivieri; Monica M Medeiros; Gabriel M Oliveira; Andrea Rodrigues Cordovil Pires; Alessandro M dos Santos; Tania C Araújo-Jorge PAGE: 746-751 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000600003

Current status and perspectives of cell therapy in Chagas disease Milena Botelho Pereira Soares; Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos PAGE: 325-332 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900043

The BENEFIT trial: testing the hypothesis that trypanocidal therapy is beneficial for patients with chronic Chagas heart disease J Antonio Marin-Neto ; Anis Rassi Jr; Alvaro Avezum Jr; Antonio C Mattos; Anis Rassi PAGE: 319-324 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900042

Experimental chemotherapy for Chagas disease: 15 years of research contributions from in vivo and in vitro studies Maria de Nazaré C Soeiro; Andréia P Dantas; Anissa Daliry; Cristiane F da Silva; Denise GJ Batista; Elen M de Souza; Gabriel M Oliveira; Kelly Salomão; Marcos Meuser Batista; Michelle GO Pacheco; Patrícia Bernardino da Silva; Ricardo M Santa-Rita; Rubem FS Menna Barreto; David W Boykin; Solange Lisboa de Castro PAGE: 301-310 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900040

Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi-elicited cardiomyopathy: from the discovery to the proposal of rational therapeutic interventions targeting cell adhesion molecules and chemokine receptors - how to make a dream come true Joseli Lannes-Vieira ; Jaline Coutinho Silverio; Isabela Resende Pereira; Nathália Ferreira Vinagre; Cristiano Marcelo Espinola Carvalho; Cláudia Neto Paiva; Andréa Alice da Silva PAGE: 226-235 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900029

The effect of Bulgarian propolis against Trypanosoma cruzi and during its interaction with host cells Andréia Pires Dantas; Kelly Salomão; Helene Santos Barbosa; Solange Lisboa De Castro PAGE: 207-211 | DOI: S0074-02762006000200013

Arylfurans as potential Trypanosoma cruzi trypanothione reductase inhibitors Renata B de Oliveira; Aline BM Vaz; Rosana O Alves; Daniel B Liarte; Claudio L Donnici; Alvaro J Romanha; Carlos L Zani PAGE: 169-173 | DOI: S0074-02762006000200009

A potent trypanocidal component from the fungus Lentinus strigosus inhibits trypanothione reductase and modulates PBMC proliferation Betania Barros Cota; Luiz Henrique Rosa; Elaine Maria Souza Fagundes; Olindo Assis Martins-Filho; Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira; Alvaro José Romanha; Carlos Augusto Rosa; Carlos Leomar Zani PAGE: 263-270 | DOI: S0074-02762008000300007

Benznidazole biotransformation in rat heart microsomal fraction without observable ultrastructural alterations: comparison to Nifurtimox-induced cardiac effects María Montalto de Mecca; Laura C Bartel; Carmen Rodríguez de Castro; José A Castro PAGE: 549-553 | DOI: S0074-02762008000600007

Benznidazole levels in blood vary with age in rats Romina Fernanda Bulffer; José Alberto Castro; Silvia Laura Fanelli PAGE: 374-377 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762011000300021

Chagas disease, adipose tissue and the metabolic syndrome Fnu Nagajyothi; Mahalia S Desruisseaux; Louis M Weiss; Streamson Chua; Chris Albanese; Fabiana S Machado; Lisia Esper; Michael P Lisanti; Mauro M Teixeira; Philipp E Scherer; Herbert B Tanowitz PAGE: 219-225 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900028

Do Archaea and bacteria co-infection have a role in the pathogenesis of chronic chagasic cardiopathy? Maria de Lourdes Higuchi; Joyce Kawakami; Renata Ikegami; Maysa Beatriz Mandetta Clementino; Flavio M Kawamoto; Marcia M Reis; Edimar Bocchi PAGE: 199-207 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900026

Back to the future in Chagas disease: from animal models to patient cohort studies, progress in immunopathogenesis research Julio Scharfstein ; Juliana de Assis Silva Gomes; Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira PAGE: 187-198 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900025

All-around care for patients with Chagas disease: a challenge for the XXI century Wilson de Oliveira Jr PAGE: 181-186 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900024

Chagas disease: what is known and what is needed – A background article José Rodrigues Coura PAGE: 113-122 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000900018

An overview of Chagas disease treatment Jean Jannin; Luis Villa PAGE: 95-98 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000106

Access to diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease/infection in endemic and non-endemic countries in the XXI century Luís Villa; Sílvia Morote; Oscar Bernal; Daniel Bulla; Pedro Albajar-Vinas PAGE: 87-94 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000081

Epidemiology of Chagas disease in non endemic countries: the role of international migration Gabriel A Schmunis PAGE: 75-86 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000093

Biogeography and evolution of Amazonian triatomines (Heteroptera: Reduviidae): implications for Chagas disease surveillance in humid forest ecoregions Fernando Abad-Franch; Fernando A Monteiro PAGE: 57-70 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000108

Chagas disease in the Amazon Region Hugo Marcelo Aguilar; Fernando Abad-Franch; João Carlos Pinto Dias; Angela Cristina Veríssimo Junqueira; José Rodrigues Coura PAGE: 47-56 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000098

Chagas disease in Andean countries Felipe Guhl PAGE: 29-38 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000099

Southern Cone Initiative for the elimination of domestic populations of Triatoma infestans and the interruption of transfusion Chagas disease. Historical aspects, present situation, and perspectives João Carlos Pinto Dias PAGE: 11-18 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000092

Experimental transmission of the parasitic flagellates Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli between triatomine bugs or mice and captive neotropical bats Maurice E Thomas; John J Rasweiler IV; Antonio D'Alessandro PAGE: 559-565 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007005000068

Case-control study of factors associated with chronic Chagas heart disease in patients over 50 years of age Silvana de Araújo Silva; Eliane Dias Gontijo; Carlos Faria Santos Amaral PAGE: 845-851 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000700010

Reassessing the entomological investigation around the first autochthonous case of Chagas disease in Western Brazilian Amazon Nelson Ferreira Fé; Menabarreto Segadilha França; Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa PAGE: 121-123 | DOI: S0074-02762009000100019

Immunological imbalance between IFN-? and IL-10 levels in the sera of patients with the cardiac form of Chagas disease Daniela A D'Ávila; Paulo MM Guedes, Ana M Castro; Eliane D Gontijo; Egler Chiari; Lúcia MC Galvão PAGE: 100-105 | DOI: S0074-02762009000100015

Efficacy of benznidazol treatment for asymptomatic chagasic patients from state of Rio Grande do Sul evaluated during a three years follow-up CD Fernandes; FM Tiecher; MM Balbinot; DB Liarte; D Scholl; M Steindel; A Romanha PAGE: 27-32 | DOI: S0074-02762009000100004

Present situation and new strategies for Chagas disease chemotherapy - a proposal José Rodrigues Coura PAGE: 549-554 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000400002

Treatment and seroconversion in a cohort of children suffering from recent chronic Chagas infection in Yoro, Honduras Josep M Escribà; Elisa Ponce; Alberto de Dios Romero; Pedro Albajar Viñas; Andrea Marchiol; Glòria Bassets; Pedro Pablo Palma; M Angeles Lima; Concepción Zúniga; Carlos Ponce PAGE: 986-991 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000700008

Serological diagnosis of Chagas disease: evaluation and characterisation of a low cost antigen with high sensitivity and specificity Yelitza Campos; Luis Briceño; Kate Reina; Katherine Figarella; José Luis Pérez; Walter Mosca PAGE: 914-917 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000600016

Urban transmission of Chagas disease in Cochabamba, Bolivia N Medrano-Mercado; R Ugarte-Fernandez; V Butrón; S Uber-Busek; HL GuerraI; Tania C de Araújo-Jorge; R Correa-Oliveira PAGE: 423-430 | DOI: S0074-02762008000500003

Delay in maturation of the submandibular gland in Chagas disease correlates with lower DNA synthesis José B Alves; Marcelo H Napimoga; Marcelo S Araujo; Gerluza AB Silva PAGE: 585-590 | DOI: S0074-02762008000600012

Clinical and laboratory status of patients with chronic Chagas disease living in a vector-controlled area in Minas Gerais, Brazil, before and nine years after aetiological treatment Marta de Lana; Leonardo A Lopes; Helen R Martins; Maria T Bahia; Girley F Machado-de-Assis; Ana P Wendling; Olindo A Martins-Filho; Roberto A Montoya; João CP Dias; Pedro Albajar-Viñas; José R Coura PAGE: 1139-1147 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000800011

Epidermal growth factor receptors, testosterone levels and parotid gland changes in rats infected with Trypanosoma cruzi Kezia LH Aguirre; José B Alves ; Gerluza AB Silva; Jarbas E Cardoso; Silvane MF Murta; Anderson J Ferreira PAGE: 715-719 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000500009

Life cycle, feeding and defecation patterns of Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Lent & León 1958) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) under laboratory conditions Anita G Villacís; Laura Arcos-Terán; Mario J Grijalva PAGE: 690-695 | DOI: S0074-02762008000700011

Climatic factors influencing triatomine occurrence in Central-West Brazil Joyce Mendes Pereira, Paulo Silva de Almeida, Adair Vieira de Sousa, Aécio Moraes de Paula, Ricardo Bomfim Machado, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves PAGE: 335-341 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108032013012

New structures for goat corrals to control peridomestic populations of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the Gran Chaco of Argentina David Eladio Gorla,Luciana Abrahan,María Laura Hernández, Ximena Porcasi, Hugo Américo Hrellac, Hugo Carrizo,Silvia Susana Catalá PAGE: 352-358 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108032013014

Usefulness of PCR-based assays to assess drug efficacy in Chagas disease chemotherapy: value and limitations Constança Carvalho Britto PAGE: 122-135 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000900018

Impact of a community-based bug-hunting campaign on Chagas disease control: a case study in the department of Jalapa, Guatemala Kota Yoshioka PAGE: 205-211 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108022013013

Cardiomyocyte dysfunction during the chronic phase of Chagas disease Danilo Roman-Campos, Policarpo Sales-Júnior, Hugo Leonardo Duarte, Eneas Ricardo Gomes, Silvia Guatimosim, Catherine Ropert, Ricardo Tostes Gazzinelli, Jader Santos Cruz PAGE: 243-245 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108022013019

Certifying the interruption of Chagas disease transmission by native vectors: cui bono? Fernando Abad-Franch, Liléia Diotaiuti, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Ricardo E Gürtler PAGE: 251-254 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108022013022

Novel polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay to determine internal transcribed spacer-2 group in the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) Bethany Richards, Nicholas M de la Rúa, Carlota Monroy, Lori Stevens, Patricia L Dorn PAGE: 395-398 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108042013001

Comparison of the infectivity of Trypanosoma cruzi insect-derived metacyclic trypomastigotes after mucosal and cutaneous contaminative challenges Christopher Steven Eickhoff, Brian Anthony Dunn, Nicole Lea Sullivan, Daniel Fredric Hoft PAGE: 508-511 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276108042013018

A serological, parasitological and clinical evaluation of untreated Chagas disease patients and those treated with benznidazole before and thirteen years after intervention Girley Francisco Machado-de-Assis, Glaucia Alessio Diniz, Roberto Araújo Montoya, João Carlos Pinto Dias, José Rodrigues Coura, George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, Rosália Morais Torres, Marta de Lana PAGE: 873-880 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130122

Evaluation of a chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a nonendemic setting Luis Izquierdo, Alexandre Ferreira Marques, Montserrat Gállego, Sílvia Sanz, Sílvia Tebar, Cristina Riera, Llorenç Quintó, Edelweiss Aldasoro, Igor C Almeida, Joaquim Gascon PAGE: 928-931 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130112

The identification of two Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes from domestic and sylvatic transmission cycles in Colombia based on a single polymerase chain reaction amplification of the spliced-leader intergenic region Lina Marcela Villa, Felipe Guhl, Daniel Zabala, Juan David Ramírez, Daniel Alfonso Urrea, Diana Carolina Hernández, Zulma Cucunubá, Marleny Montilla, Julio César Carranza, Karina Rueda, Jorge Eduardo Trujillo, Gustavo Adolfo Vallejo PAGE: 932-935 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130201

Interruption of vector transmission by native vectors and “the art of the possible” Roberto Salvatella/, Pilar Irabedra, Luis G Castellanos PAGE: 122-130 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140338

Metallothionein-1 and nitric oxide expression are inversely correlated in a murine model of Chagas disease Martha Elba Gonzalez-Mejia, Enrique Torres-Rasgado, Leonardo M Porchia, Hilda Rosas Salgado, José-Luis Totolhua, Arturo Ortega, Luisa Clara Regina Hernández-Kelly, Guadalupe Ruiz-Vivanco, Blanca G Báez-Duarte, Ricardo Pérez-Fuentes PAGE: 174-181 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140339

Trypanocidal Activity of Meliaceae and Rutaceae Plant Extracts Alessandra Regina Pepe Ambrozin, Paulo Cezar Vieira, João Batista Fernandes, Maria Fátima das Graças Fernandes da Silva, Sérgio de Albuquerque* PAGE: 227-231

Trypanosoma cruzi: Genetic Structure of Populations and Relevance of Genetic Variability to the Pathogenesis of Chagas Disease Andréa M Macedo, Carlos R Machado, Riva P Oliveira*, Sérgio DJ Pena PAGE: 1-12

Changes Associated with Laboratory Rearing in Antennal Sensilla Patterns of Triatoma infestans, Rhodnius prolixus, and Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) SS Catalá, DM Maida, H Caro-Riaño*, N Jaramillo*, J Moreno* PAGE: 25-30

Studies of Membrane Fluidity and Heart Contractile Force in Trypanosoma cruzi Infected Mice Julio E Enders, A Ruth Fernández, Héctor W Rivarola, Patricia A Paglini, José A Palma PAGE: 691-696

Update on Chagas Disease in Venezuela A Review Néstor Añez, Gladys Crisante, Agustina Rojas PAGE: 781-787

Analysis of antenal sensilla patterns of Rhodnius prolixus from Colombia and Venezuela Lyda Esteban, Víctor Manuel Angulo, M Dora Feliciangeli, Silvia Catalá PAGE: 909-914

Genetic diversity of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Chuquisaca, Bolivia based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene Rosanna Giordano, Juan Carlos Pizarro Cortez, Stephanie Paulk, Lori Stevens PAGE: 753-760

Antileishmanial and trypanocidal activity of Brazilian Cerrado plants Mariana Laundry de Mesquita, Julie Desrivot, Christian Bories, Alain Fournet, José Elias de Paula, Philippe Grellier, Laila Salmen Espindola PAGE: 783-787

Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in French Guiana Christine Aznar, Guy La Ruche, Stéphane Laventure, Bernard Carme, Pascale Liegeard, Mireille Hontebeyrie PAGE: 805-808

Ciclo Biológico em Laboratório de Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), Potencial Vetor Silvestre da Doença de Chagas na Amazônia Dayse da Silva Rocha, Carolina Magalhães dos Santos, Vanda Cunha, José Jurberg, Cleber Galvão PAGE: 591-595

Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Chagasic Cardiomyopathy Andre Talvani, Manoel OC Rocha, John Cogan, Param Maewal, James de Lemos, Antonio LP Ribeiro, Mauro M Teixeira PAGE: 645-649

Active Transmission of Human Chagas Disease in Colima Mexico Rafael Coll-Cárdenas, Francisco Espinoza-Gómez, Arcadio Maldonado-Rodríguez, Pedro A Reyes-López, Miguel Huerta-Viera, Fabián Rojas-Larios PAGE: 363-368

The Sexual Behaviour of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): an Experimental Study Herton Helder Rocha Pires, Marcelo Gustavo Lorenzo, Claudio Ricardo Lazzari, Liléia Diotaiuti, Gabriel Manrique PAGE: 295-300

Feeding Sources and Natural Infection of Belminus herreri (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) from Dwellings in Cesar, Colombia Claudia Magaly Sandoval, Rosemere Duarte, Reinaldo Gutíerrez, Dayse da Silva Rocha, Victor Manuel Angulo, Lida Esteban, Marlen Reyes, José Jurberg, Cleber Galvão PAGE: 137-140

Patterns of antenal sensilla of Panstrongylus megistus from three Brazilian states MM Villela, S Catalá, J Juberg, IG Silva, JCP Dias PAGE: 699-702

A survey on Triatoma dimidiata in an urban area of the province of Heredia, Costa Rica Rodrigo Zeledón, Nidia Calvo, Víctor M Montenegro, Elias Seixas Lorosa, Carolina Arévalo PAGE: 507-512

Morphometric analysis of Triatoma dimidiata populations (Reduviidae:Triatominae) from Mexico and Northern Guatemala P Lehmann, R Ordoñez, R Ojeda-Baranda, J Mendez de Lira, L Hidalgo-Sosa, C Monroy, JM Ramsey PAGE: 477-482

DNA evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Chilean wild vector Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Carezza Botto-Mahan, Sylvia Ortiz, Marlene Rozas, Pedro E Cattan, Aldo Solari PAGE: 237-239

Genetic characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi natural clones from the state of Paraíba, Brazil Christian Barnabé, M Tibayrenc, Carlos Brisola Marcondes* PAGE: 273-275

Blood transfusion and iatrogenic risks in Mexico city. Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi seroprevalence in 43,048 blood donors, evaluation of parasitemia, and electrocardiogram findings in seropositive Nidia Hernández-Becerril, Ana Maria Mejía, Martha Alicia Ballinas-Verdugo, Verónica Garza-Murillo, Elsa Manilla-Toquero, Ruth López, Sergio Trevethan, Manuel Cardenas, Pedro Antonio Reyes, Kenji Hirayama, Victor Manuel Monteón PAGE: 111-116

Distribution and pathogenicity of Trypanosoma cruzi isolated from peridomestic populations of Triatoma infestans and Triatoma guasayana from rural Western Argentina Marta A Lauricella, Raúl L Stariolo, Adelina R Riarte, Elsa L Segura, Ricardo E Gürtler PAGE: 123-129

Benznidazole vs benznidazole in multilamellar liposomes: how different they interact with blood components? Maria Jose Morilla, Maria Jimena Prieto, Eder Lilia Romero PAGE: 213-219

Foco de Doença de Chagas em Arcádia, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Elias Seixas Lorosa, Márcio Valério Monteiro Pinto Valente, Vanda Cunha, Herman Lent, José Jurberg PAGE: 885-887

Chagas Disease: Current Epidemiological Trends after the Interruption of Vectorial and Transfusional Transmission in the Southern Cone Countries Alvaro Moncayo PAGE: 577-591

Chagas disease: control, elimination and eradication. Is it possible? José Rodrigues Coura PAGE: 962-967 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130565

Electrocardiographic Findings in Mexican Chagasic Subjects Living in High and Low Endemic Regions ofTrypanosoma cruzi Infection Francisca Sosa-Jurado, Miguel Mazariego-Aranda, Nidia Hernández-Becerril, Verónica Garza- Murillo, Manuel Cárdenas, Pedro A Reyes, Kenji Hirayama, Victor M Monteón PAGE: 605-610

Action of Trypanosoma rangeli in Infections with Virulent Trypanosoma cruzi Populations MT Paláu, AJ Mejía, U Vergara, CA Zúñiga PAGE: 543-548

Human Mixed Infections of Leishmania spp. and Leishmania-Trypanosoma cruzi in a Sub Andean Bolivian Area: Identification by Polymerase Chain Reaction/hybridization and Isoenzyme B Bastrenta, N Mita, R Buitrago,F Vargas, M Flores, M Machane, N Yacsik, M Torrez, F Le Pont, F Brenière PAGE: 255-264

Impact of Residual Spraying on Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma dimidiata in the Department of Zacapa in Guatemala J Nakagawa, C Cordón-Rosales, J Juárez, C Itzep, T Nonami PAGE: 277-281

Geographic Distribution and Morphometric Differentiation of Triatoma nitida Usinger 1939 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Guatemala Carlota Monroy, Dulce María Bustamante, Antonieta Rodas, Regina Rosales, Mildred Mejía, Yuichiro Tabaru* PAGE: 37-43

Relationship between Antennal Sensilla Pattern and Habitat in Six Species of Triatominae AL Carbajal de la Fuente, S Catalá PAGE: 1121-1125

High Prevalence Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Antibodies, among Blood Donors in the State of Puebla, a Non-endemic Area of Mexico MC Sánchez-Guillén, C Barnabé, JF Guégan, M Tibayrenc, M Velásquez-Rojas, J Martínez-Munguía, H Salgado-Rosas, E Torres-Rasgado, MI Rosas-Ramírez, R Pérez-Fuentes PAGE: 947-952

Field Trials of an Improved Cost-effective Device for Detecting Peridomestic Populations of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Rural Argentina GM Vazquez-Prokopec, LA Ceballos,OD Salomón*,RE Gürtler PAGE: 971-977

Pathology of Intracardiac Nerves in Experimental Chagas Disease Lídia Cristina Villela Ribeiro, Aryon A Barbosa Jr., Zilton A Andrade PAGE: 1019-1025

Aggregation Mediated by Faeces and Footprintsnbsp;in Triatoma pseudomaculata (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a Chagas Disease Vector Ana Cristina R Vitta, Alicia N Lorenzo Figueiras*, Claudio R Lazzari*, Liléia Diotaiuti, Marcelo G Lorenzo PAGE: 865-867

The Impact of Chagas Disease Control in Latin America - A Review JCP Dias, AC Silveira, CJ Schofield PAGE: 603-612

The Opossum Didelphis virginiana as a Synanthropic Reservoir of Trypanosoma cruzi in Dzidzilché, Yucatán, México Hugo A Ruiz-Piña, Alejandro Cruz-Reyes* PAGE: 613-620

Triatoma vandae sp. n. do Complexo oliveirai Encontrada no Estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Rodolfo U Carcavallo, José Jurberg, Dayse da Silva Rocha, Cleber Galvão, François Noireau, Herman Lent PAGE: 649-654

Geometric Morphometric Differences between Panstrongylus geniculatus from Field and Laboratory Nicolás Jaramillo O, Diana Castillo, Marta Wolff E PAGE: 667-673

Chagas Disease in Dogs from Endemic Areas of Costa Rica Victor M Montenegro,Maurico Jiménez, JC Pinto Dias*, Rodrigo Zeledón PAGE: 491-494

Abundance of Mepraia spinolai in a Periurban Zone of Chile Pedro E Cattan, Angélica Pinochet, Carezza Botto-Mahan*, Mariana I Acuña, Mauricio Canals* PAGE: 285-287

Integrate Study of a Bolivian Population Infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, the Agent of Chagas Disease Simone Frédérique Brenière, Marie France Bosseno, François Noireau, Nina Yacsik, Pascale Liegeard, Christine Aznar, Mireille Hontebeyrie PAGE: 289-295

Activity and Residual Effect of Two Formulations of Lambdacyhalothrin Sprayed on Palm Leaves to Rhodnius prolixus Miguel Angel Mazariego-Arana, Eduardo Ramírez-San Juan*, Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar*, Benjamín Nogueda-Torres* PAGE: 353-357

Triatoma patagonica (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), a New Host for Triatoma virus Gabriela S Rozas-Dennis, Néstor J Cazzaniga, Diego MA Guérin* PAGE: 427-429

The Triatomines of Northern Peru, with Emphasis on the Ecology and Infection by Trypanosomes of Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Triatominae) César A Cuba Cuba, Fernando Abad-Franch, Judith Roldán Rodríguez, Franklin Vargas Vásquez, Luis Pollack Velásquez, Michael A Miles PAGE: 175-183

Observations on the Domestic Ecology of Rhodnius ecuadoriensis (Triatominae) F Abad-Franch, HM Aguilar V, A Paucar C, ES Lorosa, F Noireau PAGE: 199-202

Descrição dos Ovos e dos Estádios Ninfais de Triatoma jurbergi Carcavallo, Galvão & Lent, 1998 Vistos Através de Microscopia Óptica e Eletrônica de Varredura (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) José Jurberg, Maria Beatriz Araújo Silva, Cleber Galvão, Dayse da Silva Rocha, Helene Santos Barbosa*, Rodolfo U Carcavallo PAGE: 209-216

A Critical Review on Chagas Disease Chemotherapy José Rodrigues Coura, Solange L de Castro* PAGE: 3-24

Presence of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and Risk of Transmission of Chagas Disease in Colima, México Francisco Espinoza-Gómez, Arcadio Maldonado-Rodríguez, Rafael Coll-Cárdenas, Carlos Moises Hernández-Suárez, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas PAGE: 25-30

Severity of chronic experimental Chagas’ heart disease parallels tumour necrosis factor and nitric oxide levels in the serum: models of mild and severe disease Isabela Resende Pereira, Glaucia Vilar-Pereira, Andrea Alice da Silva, Joseli Lannes-Vieira PAGE: 289-298 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140033

Current situation and perspectives regarding human Chagas disease in midwestern of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil Christiane Santos Matos, José Eloy dos Santos Júnior, Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros, Eliana Furtado, João Carlos Pinto Dias PAGE: 374-378 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130385

The in vitro activity of fatty diamines and amino alcohols against mixed amastigote and trypomastigote Trypanosoma cruzi forms Policarpo Ademar Sales Júnior, Celso Oliveira Rezende Júnior, Mireille Le Hyaric, Mauro Vieira de Almeida, Alvaro José Romanha PAGE: 362-364 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130496

Parasite Persistence in Treated Chagasic Patients Revealed by Xenodiagnosis and Polymerase Chain Reaction Constança Britto, Celeste Silveira, Maria Angelica Cardoso, Patricia Marques, Alejandro Luquetti, Vanize Macêdo, Octavio Fernandes PAGE: 823-826

Biogeography of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Ecuador: Implications for the Design of Control Strategies Fernando Abad-Franch, Aura Paucar C,Carlos Carpio C,César A Cuba Cuba, H Marcelo Aguilar V, Michael A Miles PAGE: 611-620

Serodiagnosis of Chronic Chagas Infection by Using EIE-Recombinant-Chagas-Biomanguinhos Kit Yara M Gomes, Valéria RA Pereira, Mineo Nakazawa, Daniela S Rosa, Maria das Neves DS Barros, Antonio GP Ferreira, Edimilson D Silva, Sueli F Yamada Ogatta, Marco Aurélio Krieger, Samuel Goldenberg PAGE: 497-501

Morphometry of Submucous and Myenteric Esophagic Plexus of Dogs Experimentally Reinfected withTrypanosoma cruzi Evandro MM Machado, Deolino J Camilo Júnior*, Simone W Pinheiro*, Edison Reis Lopes*, Alexandre J Fernandes, João Carlos Pinto Dias, Sheila J Adad* PAGE: 545-548

Nova Espécie do Complexo oliveirai (Nova Denominação para o Complexo matogrossensis) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Rodolfo U Carcavallo, José Jurberg, Herman Lent, Cleber Galvão, Mário Steindel, Carlos José Carvalho Pinto PAGE: 71-79

Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Didelphis marsupialis in Santa Catarina and Arvoredo Islands, Southern Brazil Edmundo C Grisard, Carlos J Carvalho-Pinto, Afonso F Scholz, Helena K Toma, Bruno R Schlemper Jr, Mário Steindel PAGE: 795-800

Comparison of Intervention Strategies for Control of Triatoma dimidiata in Nicaragua F Acevedo, E Godoy, CJ Schofield PAGE: 867-871

The Postembryonic Development of the Ocellar System of Triatoma infestans Klug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) Teresita C Insausti, Claudio R Lazzari PAGE: 877-881

Sylvatic Vectors Invading Houses and the Risk of Emergence of Cases of Chagas Disease in Salvador, State of Bahia, Northeast Brazil Artur G Dias-Lima, Ítalo A Sherlock PAGE: 611-613

Nuclear rDNA-based Molecular Clock of the Evolution of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), Vectors of Chagas Disease MD Bargues , A Marcilla, JM Ramsey, JP Dujardin, CJ Schofield,S Mas-Coma PAGE: 567-573

Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes in Plasma of Chagasic and Healthy Pregnant Women A Sembaj, E Sanz, I Castro,A Gonzalez, C Carriazo, J Moreno Barral PAGE: 785-786

Influência da temperatura no ciclo de vida de Triatoma melanosoma Martínez, Olmedo & Carcavallo, 1987 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) Cleber Galvão, Dayse da Silva Rocha, Vanda Cunha, Octavio Augusto França Presgrave, José Jurberg, Rodolfo Carcavallo PAGE: 851-854

Genetic Polymorphism Among Six Trypanosoma cruzi Stocks Isolated from Chronic Chagasic Patients Ana Maria de Castro, Thais Cristine de Carvalho Araújo, Rosália Santos Amorim Jesuíno, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares, Alejandro Luquetti Ostermayer PAGE: 655-658

Comparison of Some Behavioral and Physiological Feeding Parameters of Triatoma infestans Klug, 1834 andMepraia spinolai Porter, 1934, Vectors of Chagas Disease in Chile M Canals, R Solís, C Tapia, Mv Ehrenfeld, PE Cattan PAGE: 687-692

Effects of Non-Susceptible Hosts on the Infection with Trypanosoma cruzi of the Vector Triatoma infestans: an Experimental Mode Diego P Vázquez, Delmi Canale, Ricardo E Gürtler PAGE: 413-419

Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Students at the Seven-Fourteen Age Range, Londrina, PR, Brazil, in 1995 Ana Maria Bonametti, Adauto Castelo Filho, Luiz Roberto Ramos, Eide Dias Camargo, Paulo Mutuko Nakamura, José Luís da Silveira Baldy, Tiemi Matsuo PAGE: 727-732

Selection of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae Isolates to Control Triatoma infestans Christian Luz, Myrian S Tigano, Ionizete G Silva, Celia MT Cordeiro, Salah M Aljanabi PAGE: 839-846

Chromosome Numbers in the Triatominae (Hemiptera-Reduviidae): a Review Francisco Panzera, Ruben Pérez, Sonia Hornos, Yanina Panzera, Rosario Cestau, Verónica Delgado, Paula Nicolini PAGE: 515-518

Trypanosoma cruzi Defined Antigens in the Serological Evaluation of an Outbreak of Acute Chagas Disease in Brazil (Catolé do Rocha, Paraíba) Eufrosina S Umezawa, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Arthur Gruber, Vera L Pereira-Chioccola, Bianca Zingales PAGE: 87-93

Triatominae species of Suriname (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) and their role as vectors of Chagas disease Hélène Hiwat PAGE: 452-458 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276130408

Trypanosoma cruzi benznidazole susceptibility in vitro does not predict the therapeutic outcome of human Chagas disease Margoth Moreno; Daniella A D'ávila; Marcelo N Silva; Lúcia MC Galvão; Andrea M Macedo; Egler Chiari; Eliane D Gontijo; Bianca Zingales PAGE: 918-924 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000700014

Socioepidemiological screening of serologically ineligible blood donors due to Chagas disease for the definition of inconclusive cases Márcia M Ferreira-Silva; Gilberto A Pereira; Eliane Lages-Silva; Helio Moraes-Souza PAGE: 800-805 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000600012

The residual efficacy of a cypermethrin pour-on formulation applied on goats on the mortality and blood intake of Triatoma infestans Ivana Amelotti; Silvia Susana Catalá; David Eladio Gorla PAGE: 1011-1015 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000800008

Residual effect of a micro-encapsulated formulation of organophosphates and piriproxifen on the mortality of deltamethrin resistant Triatoma infestans populations in rural houses of the Bolivian Chaco region Abraham Gemio Alarico; Nahuel Romero; Laura Hernández; Silvia Catalá; David Gorla PAGE: 752-756 | DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762010000600004

Certifying achievement in the control of Chagas disease native vectors: what is a viable scenario? Ken Hashimoto, Kota Yoshioka PAGE: 834-837 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140251

Current Millennium Biotechniques for Biomedical Research on Parasites and Host-parasite Interactions Antonio RL Teixeira, Augusto Simões-Barbosa, Eric Faudry, Silene P Lozzi, Enrique R Argañaraz, Marian D'Souza-Ault, Jaime M Santana PAGE: 123-131

Diagnostic reliability of an immunochromatographic test for Chagas disease screening at a primary health care centre in a rural endemic area Diego Mendicino, Mariana Stafuza, Carlina Colussi, Mónica del Barco, Mirtha Streiger, Edgardo Moretti PAGE: 984-988 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140153

Chagas Disease, from Discovery to Control - and Beyond: History, Myths and Lessons to Take Home Carlos M Morel PAGE: 3-16

A Role for Extracellular Amastigotes in the Immunopathology of Chagas Disease Julio Scharfstein, Alexandre Morrot PAGE: 51-63

The Population Structure of Trypanosoma cruzi: Expanded Analysis of 54 Strains Using Eight Polymorphic CA-repeat Microsatellites Riva P Oliveira, Anna Izabel R Melo, Andréa M Macedo, Egler Chiari, Sérgio DJ Pena PAGE: 65-70

Evolution of the Clinical and Epidemiological Knowledge about Chagas Disease 90 Years After its Discovery Aluízio Prata PAGE: 81-88

Prevention of Transfusional Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Latin America Gabriel A Schmunis PAGE: 93-101

The Evolution of Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) Control after 90 Years since Carlos Chagas Discovery JCP Dias, CJ Schofield PAGE: 103-121

The Noble Enigma: Chagas' Nominations for the Nobel Prize Marilia Coutinho, Olival Freire Jr., João Carlos Pinto Dias PAGE: 123-129

Why Studies on Invasion of Host Cell by Trypanosoma cruzi Using Stablished Cell Lines or Primary Cell Cultures Give Conflicting Results? Helene S Barbosa PAGE: 153-154

Trypanosoma cruzi Mucins: Potential Functions of a Complex Structure Igor C Almeida, Ricardo Gazzinelli, Michael AJ Ferguson,Luiz R Travassos PAGE: 173-176

Reflections on the Population Dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi: Heterogeneity Versus Plasticity Raquel S Pacheco, Célia MM Brito PAGE: 199-201

Morphobiological Characterization of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas, 1909 and its Distinction from other Trypanosomes Maria Auxiliadora de Sousa PAGE: 205-210

The Synanthropic Process of Chagas Disease Vectors in Brazil, with Special Attention to Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) Population, Genetical, Ecological, and Epidemiological Aspects Jane Costa PAGE: 239-241

Immunopathology of Chagas Disease - A Historical Overview WL Tafuri PAGE: 247-248

Integration of Trypanosoma cruzi kDNA Minicircle Sequence in the Host Genome May Be Associated with Autoimmune Serum Factors in Chagas Disease Patients Augusto Simões-Barbosa, Ana Maria Barros, Nadjar Nitz, Enrique R Argañaraz, Antonio RL Teixeira PAGE: 249-252

The Role of the Immune Response on the Development of Severe Clinical Forms of Human Chagas Disease Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Juliana de Assis Silva Gomes, Elenice Moreira Lemos, Glenda Meira Cardoso, Débora D'Ávila Reis, Sheila Adad, Eduardo Crema, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Manoel Otávio Rocha Costa, Giovanni Gazzinelli, Lílian Maria Garcia Bahia-Oliveira PAGE: 253-255

Immunopathology of Cardiomyopathy in the Experimental Chagas Disease Milena BP Soares, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos PAGE: 257-262

Human Chronic Chagasic Cardiopathy: Participation of Parasite Antigens, Subsets of Lymphocytes, Cytokines and Microvascular Abnormalities Maria de Lourdes Higuchi PAGE: 263-267

Mouse as a Model for Chagas Disease: Does Mouse Represent a Good Model for Chagas Disease? Sylvio Celso Gonçalves da Costa PAGE: 269-272

Immunosuppressive Drugs as a Tool to Explore Immunopathology in Experimental Chagas Disease KS Calabrese PAGE: 273-276

Evolution on the Immunopathology of Chagas Disease Moysés Sadigursky PAGE: 277-278

The Role of Tissue-infiltrating T cells in Immunopathology of Chagas Disease George A DosReis PAGE: 279-280

Development in the Etiologic Diagnosis of Chagas Disease Mario E Camargo PAGE: 281-282

Evolution of Knowledge on the Etiological Diagnosis of Chagasic Infection Alejandro O Luquetti PAGE: 283-284

Serological Diagnosis of Chagas Disease with Purified and Defined Trypanosoma cruzi Antigens Eufrosina Setsu Umezawa, José Franco da Silveira PAGE: 285-288

Xenodiagnosis Hugo Schenone PAGE: 289-294

Changes in the Hemoculture Methodology Improve the Test Positivity Zélia M Profeta Luz PAGE: 295-298

Chagas Disease Diagnosis Using Polymerase Chain Reaction, Hemoculture and Serologic Methods Egler Chiari PAGE: 299-300

Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection: New Insights into the Diagnosis of Chronic Chagas Disease C Britto, MA Cardoso, P Marques, O Fernandes, CM Morel PAGE: 305-306

Screening and Confirmation in Chagas Disease Serology - A Contribution WMR Oelemann, MGM Teixeira, JM Peralta PAGE: 307-308

Clinical Evolution and Morbi-mortality in Chagas Disease Edmundo Chapadeiro PAGE: 309-310

Risk of Death Due to Chronic Chagasic Cardiopathy Enrique C Manzullo, Roberto Chuit PAGE: 317-320

Indeterminate Form of Chagas Disease Vanize Macêdo PAGE: 311-316

Sudden Death in Patients with Chagas Disease Edison Reis Lopes PAGE: 321-324

Chagas Disease and Immunosuppression Marcelo Simão Ferreira PAGE: 325-327

Longitudinal Radiological Study of the Esophagus in Chagas Disease Cleudson Castro PAGE: 329-330

Criteria of Chagas Disease Cure J Romeu Cançado PAGE: 331-335

Clinical Treatment of the Digestive Form of Chagas Disease Ulysses G Meneghelli PAGE: 341-342

Chagas Disease Surgery Alcino Lázaro da Silva PAGE: 343-347

Parasitological Cure of Chagas Disease: Is it Possible? Is it Relevant? Julio A Urbina PAGE: 349-355

Chagas Disease: Criteria of Cure and Prognosis Eliane Dias Gontijo,Lúcia MC Galvão, Silvana Eloi-Santos PAGE: 357-362

Climatic Factors Related to Chagas Disease Transmission Rodolfo U Carcavallo PAGE: 367-369

Genetic Variability in Brazilian Triatomines and the Risk of Domiciliation EC Borges, HHR Pires, SE Barbosa, CMS Nunes, MH Pereira, AJ Romanha,L Diotaiuti PAGE: 371-373

The Process of Domestication in Triatominae CJ Schofield,Lileia Diotaiuti,JP Dujardin PAGE: 375-378

Chagas Disease: from Bush to Huts and Houses. Is it the Case of the Brazilian Amazon? José Rodrigues Coura, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira,Marcio Neves Boia, Octavio Fernandes PAGE: 379-384

Epidemiology and Dinamics of the Vectorial Transmission of Chagas Disease Italo A Sherlock PAGE: 385-386

Epidemiology of Chagas Disease in Ecuador. A Brief Review H Marcelo Aguilar V, Fernando Abad-Franch, José Racines V,Aura Paucar C PAGE: 387-393

Considerations on the Epidemiology and Transmission of Chagas Disease in the Brazilian Amazon Sebastião Aldo da Silva Valente, Vera da Costa Valente, Habib Fraiha Neto PAGE: 395-398

Progress Towards Interruption of Transmission of Chagas Disease Alvaro Moncayo PAGE: 401-404

Elimination of Vector-borne Transmission of Chagas Disease AC Silveira, MC Vinhaes PAGE: 405-411

Interruption of Chagas Disease Transmission in the Andean Countries: Colombia Felipe Guhl, Gustavo A Vallejo PAGE: 413-415

Elimination of the Vectorial Transmission of Chagas Disease in Central American Countries: Honduras Carlos Ponce PAGE: 417-418

Chagas Infection Transmission Control: Situation of Transfusional Transmission in Brazil and other Countries of Latin America Helio Moraes-Souza PAGE: 419-423

Differences of Susceptibility of Five Triatomine Species to Pyrethroid Insecticides - Implications for Chagas Disease Vector Control Alfredo Martins de Oliveira Filho PAGE: 425-428

Factors associated with the occurrence of Triatoma sordida (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in rural localities of Central-West Brazil Juliana Chedid Nogared Rossi, Elisabeth C Duarte, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves PAGE: 192-200 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140395

Role of cyclooxygenase-2 in Trypanosoma cruzi survival in the early stages of parasite host-cell interaction Karen CM Moraes, Lívia F Diniz, Maria Terezinha Bahia PAGE: 181-191 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140311

The main sceneries of Chagas disease transmission. The vectors, blood and oral transmissions - A comprehensive review José Rodrigues Coura PAGE: 277-282 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140362

Integrated control of Chagas disease for its elimination as public health problem - A Review Sergio Sosa-Estani, Elsa Leonor Segura PAGE: 289-298 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140408

Atlas of Mexican Triatominae (Reduviidae: Hemiptera) and vector transmission of Chagas disease Janine M Ramsey, A Townsend Peterson, Oscar Carmona-Castro, David A Moo-Llanes, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Morgan Butrick, Ezequiel Tun-Ku, Keynes de la Cruz-Félix, Carlos N Ibarra-Cerdeña PAGE: 339-352 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140404

Congenital transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in central Brazil. A study of 1,211 individuals born to infected mothers Alejandro O Luquetti, Suelene Brito do Nascimento Tavares, Liliane da Rocha Siriano, Rozângela Amaral de Oliveira, Dayse Elizabeth Campos, Cicilio Alves de Morais, Enio Chaves de Oliveira PAGE: 369-376 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140410

Update on oral Chagas disease outbreaks in Venezuela: epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic approaches Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, Cecilia Colmenares, Raiza Ruiz-Guevara, Luciano Mauriello, Arturo Muñoz-Calderón, Oscar Noya PAGE: 377-386 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140285

Retrospective distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi I genotypes in Colombia Cielo M León, Carolina Hernández, Marleny Montilla, Juan David Ramírez PAGE: 387-393 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140402

Modulation of Trypanosoma cruzi-specific T-cell responses after chemotherapy for chronic Chagas disease María Cecilia Albareda, Susana Adriana Laucella PAGE: 414-421 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140386

Biomarkers of therapeutic responses in chronic Chagas disease: state of the art and future perspectives Maria-Jesus Pinazo, Maria-Carmen Thomas, Juan Bustamante, Igor Correia de Almeida, Manuel-Carlos Lopez, Joaquim Gascon PAGE: 422-432 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140435

A novel ABCG-like transporter of Trypanosoma cruzi is involved in natural resistance to benznidazole Bianca Zingales, Rafael Gomes Aquino Araujo, Margoth Moreno, Jaques Franco, Pedro Henrique Nascimento Aguiar, Solange Lessa Nunes, Marcelo Nunes Silva, Susan Ienne, Carlos Renato Machado, Adeilton Brandão PAGE: 433-444 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140407

Reaching for the Holy Grail: insights from infection/cure models on the prospects for vaccines for Trypanosoma cruzi infection Juan Bustamante, Rick Tarleton PAGE: 445-451 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140440

Evolution of Trypanosoma cruzi: clarifying hybridisations, mitochondrial introgressions and phylogenetic relationships between major lineages Nicolás Tomasini, Patricio Diosque PAGE: 403-413 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140401

New scenarios of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the Orinoco region of Colombia Lina María Rendón, Felipe Guhl, Juan Manuel Cordovez, Diana Erazo PAGE: 283-288 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140403

Positive deviance study to inform a Chagas disease control program in southern Ecuador Claudia Nieto-Sanchez, Esteban G Baus, Darwin Guerrero, Mario J Grijalva PAGE: 299-309 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140472

A nuclear ribosomal DNA pseudogene in triatomines opens a new research field of fundamental and applied implications in Chagas disease María Angeles Zuriaga, Santiago Mas-Coma, María Dolores Bargues PAGE: 353-362 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140398

In vitro activity of 1,3-bisaryloxypropanamines against Trypanosoma cruzi-infected L929 cultures Stefânia Neiva Lavorato, Policarpo Ademar Sales Júnior, Silvane Maria Fonseca Murta, Alvaro José Romanha, Ricardo José Alves PAGE: 566-568 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150007

Differential Serodiagnosis of Human Infections Caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania spp. Using ELISA with a Recombinant Antigen (rTc24) VMA Passos,AC Volpini, EM Braga, PAF Lacerda , A Ouaissi, MVC Lima-Martins, AU Krettli PAGE: 791-793

Morfologia comparada dos ovos e ninfas de Triatoma vandae Carcavallo, Jurberg, Rocha, Galvão, Noireau & Lent, 2002 e Triatoma williami Galvão, Souza & Lima, 1965 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) Maria Beatriz Araújo Silva, José Jurberg, Helene Santos Barbosa*, Dayse da Silva Rocha, Rodolfo U Carcavallo,Cleber Galvão PAGE: 549-561

Ticks, ivermectin, and experimental Chagas disease João Carlos Pinto Dias, Christopher J Schofield, Evandro MM Machado, Alexandre José Fernandes PAGE: 829-832

Genitourinary Changes in Hamsters Infected and Reinfected with Trypanosoma cruzi Marlene Cabrine-Santos, Vitorino Modesto dos Santos*, Marcus Aurelho de Lima*, Marta Elena Araújo de Abreu, Eliane Lages-Silva, Luís Eduardo Ramírez PAGE: 523-528

Chagas Disease Vector Control in Tupiza, Southern Bolivia G Guillen, R Diaz, A Jemio, J Alfred Cassab, C Teixeira Pinto,CJ Schofield PAGE: 1-8

Attempts to Improve Xenodiagnosis: Comparative Test of Sensibility Using Rhodnius neglectus, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma vitticeps and Triatoma infestans in Endemic Areas of Brazil Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira , Alina Perlowagora-Szumlewicz PAGE: 91-96

Chagas Disease in Ecuador: Evidence for Disease Transmission in an Indigenous Population in the Amazon Region Martha Chico H , Carlos Sandoval, Angel Guevara E, Manuel Calvopiña H, Philip J Cooper, Steve G Reed, Ronald H Guderian PAGE: 317-320

Chagas disease: serological and electrocardiographic studies in Wichi and Creole communities of Misión Nueva Pompeya, Chaco, Argentina Edgardo Moretti; Irma Castro; Claudio Franceschi; Beatriz Basso PAGE: 621-626 | DOI: S0074-02762010000500004

Urban Chagas disease in children and women in primary care centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina Guillermo Moscatelli, Ada Berenstein, Ana Tarlovsky, Susana Siniawski, Miguel Biancardi, Griselda Ballering, Samanta Moroni, Marta Schwarcz, Susana Hernández, Facundo García-Bournissen, Andrés Espejo Cozzi, Héctor Freilij, Jaime Altcheh PAGE: 644-648 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150107

Thermal preferences and limits of Triatoma brasiliensis in its natural environment - Field observations while host searching Silvia Catalá, Claudia Mendonça Bezerra, Lileia Diotaiuti PAGE: 793-796 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150234

Surveillance, health promotion and control of Chagas disease in the Amazon Region - Medical attention in the Brazilian Amazon Region: a proposal José Rodrigues Coura, Angela CV Junqueira PAGE: 825-830 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150153

Identification of the nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase of Trypanosoma cruzi Carlos H Niño, Nicolás Forero-Baena, Luis E Contreras, Diana Sánchez-Lancheros, Katherine Figarella, María H Ramírez PAGE: 890-897 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150175

Risk factors associated with Trypanosoma cruzi exposure in domestic dogs from a rural community in Panama Azael Saldaña, José E Calzada, Vanessa Pineda, Milixa Perea, Chystrie Rigg, Kadir González, Ana Maria Santamaria, Nicole L Gottdenker, Luis F Chaves PAGE: 936-944 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150284

Behavioural alterations are independent of sickness behaviour in chronic experimental Chagas disease Glaucia Vilar-Pereira, Leonardo Alexandre de Souza Ruivo, Joseli Lannes-Vieira PAGE: 1042-1050 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150300

Commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay versus polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of chronic Chagas disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Rodolfo Castro, Liane de Castro PAGE: 1-19 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150296

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic responses in adult patients with Chagas disease treated with a new formulation of benznidazole Marisa Liliana Fernández, Maria Elena Marson, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Guido Mastrantonio, Alejandro Gabriel Schijman, Jaime Altcheh, Adelina Rosa Riarte, Facundo García Bournissen DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150401

Vaccination of dogs with Trypanosoma rangeli induces antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi in a rural area of Córdoba, Argentina Beatriz Basso, Vanina Marini, Diego Gauna, Maria Frias PAGE: 271-274 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160019

Prevention of congenital Chagas through treatment of girls and women of childbearing age Guillermo Moscatelli, Samanta Moroni, Facundo García-Bournissen, Griselda Ballering, Margarita Bisio, Héctor Freilij, Jaime Altcheh PAGE: 507-509 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760140347

Ecoepidemiology, short history and control of Chagas disease in the endemic countries and the new challenge for non-endemic countries José Rodrigues Coura, Pedro Albajar Viñas, Angela CV Junqueira PAGE: 856-862 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140236

A simple, biologically sound, and potentially useful working classification of Chagas disease vectors Fernando Abad-Franch PAGE: 649-651 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160203

Triatoma maculata colonises urban domicilies in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil Alice Ricardo-Silva, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, José Francisco Luitgards-Moura, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Silvano Pedrosa da Silva, Amanda Queiroz Bastos, Nathalia Coelho Vargas, Maria Goreti Rosa-Freitas PAGE: 703-706 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160026

Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among Bolivian immigrants in the city of São Paulo, Brazil Expedito JA Luna, Celia R Furucho, Rubens A Silva, Dalva M Wanderley, Noemia B Carvalho, Camila G Satolo, Ruth M Leite, Cassio Silveira, Lia MB Silva, Fernando M Aith, Nivaldo Carneiro Jr, Maria A Shikanai-Yasuda PAGE: 70-74 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160384

Chagas disease in Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil: left ventricle aneurysm and the risk of death in the 24-year interval José Borges-Pereira, José Rodrigues Coura, Patrícia Lago Zauza, Claude Pirmez, Sérgio Salles Xavier DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200056

Chagas disease: national survey of seroprevalence in children under five years of age conducted in 2008 Graciela Russomando, Blanca Cousiño, Zunilda Sanchez, Laura X Franco, Eva M Nara, Lilian Chena, Magaly Martínez, María E Galeano, Lucio Benitez PAGE: 348-353 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160407

Sexual transmission of American trypanosomiasis in humans: a new potential pandemic route for Chagas parasites Perla F Araujo, Adriana B Almeida, Carlos F Pimentel, Adriano R da Silva, Alessandro Sousa, Sebastião A Valente, Vera C Valente, Manuela M Britto, Ana C Rosa, Rozeneide M Alves, Luciana Hagström, Antonio RL Teixeira PAGE: 437-446 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160538

The eco-epidemiology of Triatoma infestans in the temperate Monte Desert ecoregion of mid-western Argentina Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Yael Mariana Provecho, María del Pilar Fernández, Marta Victoria Cardinal, Patricia Lencina, Cynthia Spillmann, Ricardo Esteban Gürtler DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160519

Multi-criteria decision analysis and spatial statistic: an approach to determining human vulnerability to vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Diego Montenegro, Ana Paula da Cunha, Simone Ladeia-Andrade, Mauricio Vera, Marcel Pedroso, Angela Junqueira DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160523

Bone marrow cell migration to the heart in a chimeric mouse model of acute chagasic disease Camila Iansen Irion, Bruno Diaz Paredes, Guilherme Visconde Brasil, Sandro Torrentes da Cunha, Luis Felipe Paula, Alysson Roncally Carvalho, Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, Adriana Bastos Carvalho, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg PAGE: 551-560 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160526

Description of an oral Chagas disease outbreak in Venezuela, including a vertically transmitted case Belkisyolé Alarcón de Noya, Gladymar Pérez-Chacón, Zoraida Díaz-Bello, Sonia Dickson, Arturo Muñoz-Calderón, Carlos Hernández, Yadira Pérez, Luciano Mauriello, Eyleen Moronta PAGE: 569-571 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170009

Chagas disease ecoepidemiology and environmental changes in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil Elisa Neves Vianna, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Christian Rezende Souza, David Gorla, Liléia Diotaiuti DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170061

Dipyridamole potentiated the trypanocidal effect of nifurtimox and improved the cardiac function in NMRI mice with acute chagasic myocarditis Sonia Santeliz, Peter Caicedo, Elidiosmar Giraldo, Carmen Alvarez, María-Daniela Yustiz, Claudina Rodríguez-Bonfante, Romina Bonfante-Rodríguez, Rafael Bonfante-Cabarcas PAGE: 596-608 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160499

Assessing the risk zones of Chagas’ disease in Chile, in a world marked by global climatic change Valentina Tapia-Garay, Daniela P Figueroa, Ana Maldonado, Daniel Frías-Laserre, Christian R Gonzalez, Alonso Parra, Lucia Canals, Werner Apt, Sergio Alvarado, Dante Cáceres, Mauricio Canals PAGE: 24-29 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170172

Surveillance of seroepidemiology and morbidity of Chagas disease in the Negro River, Brazilian Amazon José Rodrigues Coura, Angela CV Junqueira, João Marcos BB Ferreira PAGE: 17-23 | DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170169

Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland Yves Jackson, Drenusha Vieira de Mello Pula, Axel Finckh, Carlo Chizzolini, François Chappuis DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170383

Correlation of transforming growth factor-?1 and tumour necrosis factor levels with left ventricular function in Chagas disease Eduardo OV Curvo, Roberto R Ferreira, Fabiana S Madeira, Gabriel F Alves, Mayara C Chambela, Veronica G Mendes, Luiz Henrique C Sangenis, Mariana C Waghabi, Roberto M Saraiva DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170440

Trypanosoma cruzi transcriptome during axenic epimastigote growth curve Cyndia Mara Bezerra dos Santos, Adriana Ludwig, Rafael Luis Kessler, Rita de Cássia Pontello Rampazzo, Alexandre Haruo Inoue, Marco Aurélio Krieger, Daniela Parada Pavoni, Christian Macagnan Probst DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170404

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of cytokine-related genes and association with clinical outcome in a Chagas disease case-control study from Brazil Lucia Elena Alvarado-Arnez, Angelica Martins Batista, Silvia Marinho Alves, Gloria Melo, Virgínia Maria Barros de Lorena, Cynthia C Cardoso, Isabela Resende Pereira, Cristina Carrazzone, Antonio G Pacheco, Wilson Oliveira Jr, Milton Ozório Moraes, Joseli Lannes-Vieira DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170489

Curcumin exerts anti-inflammatory and vasoprotective effects through amelioration of NFAT-dependent endothelin-1 production in mice with acute Chagas cardiomyopathy Matías Hernández, Susana Wicz, Miguel H Santamaría, Ricardo S Corral DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760180171

Protein mass spectrometry extends temporal blood meal detection over polymerase chain reaction in mouse-fed Chagas disease vectors Judith I Keller, Justin O Schmidt, Anna M Schmoker, Bryan A Ballif, Lori Stevens DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760180160

Evaluation of pathogen P21 protein as a potential modulator of the protective immunity induced by Trypanosoma cruzi attenuated parasites Cecilia Pérez Brandán, Andrea C Mesias, Leonardo Acuña, Thaise Lara Teixeira, Claudio Vieira da Silva DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760180571

Rapid detection of human blood in triatomines (kissing bugs) utilizing a lateral flow immunochromatographic assay – A pilot study Norman L Beatty, Nicole Behrens-Bradley, Maria Love, Finn McCants, Shannon Smith, Justin O Schmidt, Sarah A Hamer, Patricia L Dorn, Nafees Ahmad, Stephen A Klotz DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760190047

Human acute Chagas disease: changes in factor VII, activated protein C and hepatic enzymes from patients of oral outbreaks in Pará State (Brazilian Amazon) Valéria Regina Cavalcante dos Santos, Dina Antunes, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de Souza, Otacilio Cruz Moreira, Igor Campos de Almeida Lima, Désio A Farias-de-Oliveira, João Pedro Lobo, Ernesto de Meis, José Rodrigues Coura, Wilson Savino, Angela Cristina Verissimo Junqueira, Juliana de Meis DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760190364

Antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory activities of ß-lapachone-derived naphthoimidazoles in experimental acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection Cynthia M Cascabulho, Marcelo Meuser-Batista, Kelly Cristina G de Moura, Maria do Carmo Pinto, Thabata Lopes Alberto Duque, Kelly C Demarque, Ana Carolina Ramos Guimarães, Pedro Paulo de Abreu Manso, Marcelo Pelajo-Machado, Gabriel M Oliveira, Solange L De Castro, Rubem FS Menna-Barreto DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760190389

Expression and cellular localisation of Trypanosoma cruzi calpains Vítor Ennes-Vidal, André Nóbrega Pitaluga, Constança Felícia De Paoli de Carvalho Britto, Marta Helena Branquinha, André Luis Souza dos Santos, Rubem Figueiredo Sadok Menna-Barreto, Claudia Masini d’Avila-Levy DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200142

Infestation dynamics of Triatoma dimidiata in highly deforested tropical dry forest of Guatemala Daniel Penados, José Pineda, Michelle Catalan, Miguel Avila, Lori Stevens, Emmanuel Agreda, Carlota Monroy DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200203

Significance of a neglected tropical disease: lessons from a paradigmatic case of ‘success in translation’ Carlos M Morel DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200277

The history of Chagas disease: reflections on science in action Simone Petraglia Kropf, Nísia Trindade Lima DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200372

Different profiles and epidemiological scenarios: past, present and future David E Gorla, Zhou Xiao-Nong, Lileia Diotaiuti, Pham Thi Khoa, Etienne Waleckx, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, Liu Qin, Truong Xuan Lam, Hector Freilij DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200409

Parasitological, serological and molecular diagnosis of acute and chronic Chagas disease: from field to laboratory Alejandro Gabriel Schijman, Julio Alonso-Padilla, Silvia Andrea Longhi, Albert Picado DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200444

The multidimensional comprehension of Chagas disease. Contributions, approaches, challenges and opportunities from and beyond the Information, Education and Communication field Mariana Sanmartino, Colin J Forsyth, Andrea Avaria, Mar Velarde-Rodriguez, Jordi Gómez i Prat, Pedro Albajar-Viñas DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200460

Emerging and reemerging forms of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission Maria Aparecida Shikanai Yasuda DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210033

Critical analysis of Chagas disease treatment in different countries Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Jose Antonio Perez-Molina, Andrea Angheben, Sheba K Meymandi, Sergio Sosa-Estani, Israel Molina DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210034

Chagas disease control-surveillance in the Americas: the multinational initiatives and the practical impossibility of interrupting vector-borne Trypanosoma cruzi transmission Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Carlota Monroy, Felipe Guhl, Sergio Sosa-Estani, Walter Souza Santos, Fernando Abad-Franch DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210130

Population movements, borders, and Chagas disease Andrea Avaria, Laia Ventura-Garcia, Mariana Sanmartino, Carlos Van der Laat DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210151

Chagas disease in the context of the 2030 agenda: global warming and vectors Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, David E Gorla, Marcia Chame, Nicolas Jaramillo, Carlota Monroy, Lileia Diotaiuti DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760200479

Prognosis of chronic Chagas heart disease and other pending clinical challenges Rosália Morais Torres, Dalmo Correia, Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes, Walderez O Dutra, André Talvani, Andréa Silvestre Sousa, Fernanda de Souza Nogueira Sardinha Mendes, Maurício Ibrahim Scanavacca, Cristiano Pisani, Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira, Dilma do Socorro Moraes de Souza, Wilson de Oliveira Junior, Silvia Marinho Martins, João Carlos Pinto Dias DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210172

Perspectives for a new drug candidate for Chagas disease therapy Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220004

Transforming growth factor-? as a therapeutic target for the cardiac damage of Chagas disease Mariana Caldas Waghabi, Roberto Rodrigues Ferreira, Rayane da Silva Abreu, Wim Degrave, Elen Mello de Souza, Sabine Bailly, Jean-Jacques Feige, Tania C de Araújo-Jorge DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210395

Multi-therapeutic strategy targeting parasite and inflammation-related alterations to improve prognosis of chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: a hypothesis-based approach* Joseli Lannes-Vieira DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220019

Proteolytic inhibitors as alternative medicines to treat trypanosomatid-caused diseases: experience with calpain inhibitors Vítor Ennes-Vidal, André Luis Souza dos Santos, Marta Helena Branquinha, Claudia Masini d’Avila-Levy DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220017

Computational approaches towards the discovery and optimisation of cruzain inhibitors Viviane Corrêa Santos, Rafaela Salgado Ferreira DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760210385

How people affected by Chagas disease have struggled with their negligence: history, associative movement and World Chagas Disease Day Wilson Alves de Oliveira Junior, Jordi Gómez i Prat, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, Cristina Carrazzone, Simone Petraglia Kropf, Aurore Dehousse, Ana Maria de Arruda Camargo, Mariella Anselmi, Maria Cristina Parada Barba, Isabel Claveria Guiu, Maria das Neves Dantas Silveira Barros, Maria da Glória Melo Cavalvanti, Cassandra Barros Correia, Silvia Marinho Martins, FINDECHAGAS Workgroup DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220066

Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi strains isolated from chronic chagasic patients and non-human hosts in the state of São Paulo, Brazil Thiago Kury Moreno de Souza, Elizabeth Visone Nunes Westphalen, Sansão da Rocha Westphalen, Helena Hilomi Taniguchi, Carlos Roberto Elias, Gabriela Motoie, Ricardo Gava, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Christina Terra Gallafrio Novaes, Noêmia Barbosa Carvalho, Edimar Alcides Bocchi, Fátima das Dores da Cruz, Mussya Cisotto Rocha, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Paola Andrea Ortiz, Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira, José Eduardo Tolezano DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220125

Genomic surveillance: a potential shortcut for effective Chagas disease management Sophia Lincoln Cardoso de Azevedo, Marcos Catanho, Ana Carolina Ramos Guimarães, Teca Calcagno Galvão DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220164

Anxiety, depression, and memory loss in Chagas disease: a puzzle far beyond neuroinflammation to be unpicked and solved* Joseli Lannes-Vieira, Glaucia Vilar-Pereira, Leda Castaño Barrios, Andrea Alice Silva DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760220287

Predictors of Trypanosoma cruzi PCR positivity in patients with chronic Chagas disease Ana Carolina Bastos de Lima, Veronica Gonçalves Mendes, Roberto Rodrigues Ferreira, Lindice Mitie Nisimura, Samuel Iwao Maia Horita, Henrique H Veloso, Andréa R Costa, Gilberto Marcelo S da Silva, Luiz Henrique C Sangenis, Marcelo T Holanda, Lorena Rimolo, Ademir B Cunha, Luciana Ribeiro Garzoni, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Mauro Felippe F Mediano, Otacílio da Cruz Moreira, Constança Britto, Roberto M Saraiva DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760230115

The risk of vector transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi remains high in the State of Paraná João Vitor S Trovo, Michele Martha Weber-Lima, Bianca Prado-Costa, Giullia F Iunklaus, Andrey J Andrade, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Renata L Muylaert, Larissa M Alvarenga, Max Jean O Toledo DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760230226

Drug screening and development cascade for Chagas disease: an update of in vitro and in vivo experimental models Maria de Nazaré Correia Soeiro, Policarpo Ademar Sales-Junior, Valeria Rêgo Alves Pereira, Marcos André Vannier-Santos, Silvane Maria Fonseca Murta, Andrea Silvestre de Sousa, Luiz Henrique Conde Sangenis, Alejandro Marcel Hasslocher-Moreno, Núbia Boechat, Frederico Silva Castelo Branco, Fabíola Barbieri Holetz, Andrea Rodrigues Ávila, Mirian Claudia de Souza Pereira DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760240057

Sublingual microcirculatory alterations in Chagas disease: an observational study in an endemic rural population Jorge Emilio De All, Juan Francisco Caminos Eguillor, Simón Marcelo Cohen, Héctor Freilij, Arnaldo Dubin DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760240018