Vampire bats in Belize harbor multiple Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes: implications for parasite transmission at the wildlife-domestic-human interface
Annalise Dunsmore, Kristin E. Dyer, Lauren R. Lock, Weihong Tu, M. Brock Fenton, Nancy B. Simmons, Eric Dumonteil, Daniel J. Becker, Claudia Patricia Herrera
The paper identifies multiple Trypanosoma cruzi genotypes in vampire bats in Belize, highlighting their potential role in linking sylvatic, domestic, and human transmission cycles of Chagas disease.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology