Understanding the transmission dynamics of the sylvatic cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi by Rhodnius prolixus in the Colombian Orinoco
The overall objective of this research project is to assess the effect of ecosystem transformation on the vector transmission cycle of Chagas disease in the department of Casanare. This will be achieved through three chapters. In the first chapter, the variation in the transmission ecology of T. cru...
- Autores:
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Urbano Tibaduiza, Plutarco María
- Tipo de recurso:
- Doctoral thesis
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2024
- Institución:
- Universidad de los Andes
- Repositorio:
- Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/74849
- Acceso en línea:
- https://hdl.handle.net/1992/74849
- Palabra clave:
- Wild palms
Eastern plains
Chagas disease
Casanare
Biología
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
| Summary: | The overall objective of this research project is to assess the effect of ecosystem transformation on the vector transmission cycle of Chagas disease in the department of Casanare. This will be achieved through three chapters. In the first chapter, the variation in the transmission ecology of T. cruzi was determined in different species of wild palms in the Colombian Orinoco by characterizing the feeding sources and natural infection of R. prolixus collected in M. flexuosa, A. aculeata, and A. butyracea. This chapter was titled “Transmission ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi by Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae: Triatominae) infesting palm-tree species in the Colombian Orinoco, indicates risks to human populations”. This first chapter has been published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (IF 3.8, Q1, Annex 1, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011981). The second chapter was titled “Exploring dietary differences among developmental stages of triatomines infected with Trypanosoma cruzi in different habitats”. This chapter has been published in the International Journal of Parasitology (IF 4.0, Q1, Annex 2, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2024.05.001). Lastly, the third chapter was titled “Population dynamics of Rhodnius prolixus and risk of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in natural forest patches in the Colombian Orinoco region” and will be submitted to the journal Parasites and Vectors (IF 3.4, Q1). In the following sections, each of the chapters is presented in more detail, including an introduction, objectives, methods, and results. |
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