Host-Pathogen Interaction Involved in Trypanosoma cruzi Infection
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Parasitic Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021) | Viewed by 23106
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Trypanosoma cruzi; congenital Chagas disease; host–pathogen interaction
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2. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Agronomía, Universidad de Las Américas, Santiago 7500975, Chile
Interests: Trypanosoma cruzi; congenital Chagas disease; chronic chagasic cardiopathy; host–pathogen interaction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a silent, underdiagnosed and life-threatening disease. It constitutes a significant public health issue not only in Latin America, but also worldwide.
The probability of acquiring the disease depends on multiple factors: the parasite, the vectors, the mammalian hosts (including the human being), and socioeconomic aspects. Particularly, the host–pathogen interaction is a key factor determining the probability of infection and establishment of the disease. Thus, studying these different aspects is essential to understanding the pathogenesis of the disease and to improving the diagnostic and therapeutic tools for Trypanosoma cruzi infection.
Therefore, for this Special Issue of Pathogens, we invite you to submit your contributions in the form of original research articles, review papers, and short communications about host-Trypanosoma cruzi interactions.
We look forward to your contributions and thank you very much for your collaboration.
Dr. Ulrike Kemmerling
Dr. Christian Castillo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Trypanosoma cruzi;
- Host-parasite interaction;
- Chagas disease treatment;
- American trypanosomiasis