Chagas bugs and trypanosoma cruzi: Puppets and puppeteer?
Chagas, vector
Host manipulation
Mammal
Parasite
Triatominae
Trypanosoma cruzi
Journal
Acta tropica
ISSN: 1873-6254
Titre abrégé: Acta Trop
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0370374
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
08
06
2020
accepted:
23
06
2020
pubmed:
28
6
2020
medline:
5
1
2021
entrez:
28
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A widely accepted idea in parasite-host relationships is that the former manipulates the latter so that it increases its own success. In the case of complex life cycles, this means that the parasite is able to manipulate the first host which allows its transmission to the second host. In this paper, I formalize the idea that this may be the case for the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite and its vectors, bugs of the subfamily Triatominae. I discuss the sources of existing evidence and propose some types of manipulation. This manipulation could also occur in the second host, that is, a vertebrate. Here, I emphasize humans and domesticated animals. I also discuss how global change and insecticide resistance may drive the arms race between both, triatomines and T. cruzi, and host manipulation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32592685
pii: S0001-706X(20)30951-7
doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105600
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105600Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest While submitting the manuscript Chagas bugs and Trypanosoma cruzi: puppets and puppeteer? I want to state that I have no conflict of interest as I am the sole author of this work.