Untangling the transmission dynamics of primary and secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Colombia: parasite infection, feeding sources and discrete typing units

Chagas disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects about six million people in Latin America. The main transmission mechanism is by insect vectors (stercoralian route). The insects responsible for vector transmission belong to the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)...