Clinicopathological alterations in wild mammals from the reservoir system of Trypanosoma cruzi: a scoping review
Ricardo Sánchez Pérez,
José Manuel Aranda-Coello,
José Antonio De Fuentes Vicente
et al.
Abstract:Trypanosoma cruzi is the etiologic agent of Chagas disease. This flagellated protozoan is transmitted to humans as well as different species of domestic and wild animals via vectors from the Reduviidae family (known as “kissing bugs”). Despite the fact that hundreds of species of wild mammals are part of the reservoir system, the morphological changes and clinical manifestations resulting from the pathogenesis of the infection have been largely neglected. The aim of this review is to systematically compile the… Show more
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