EcologyParasites & VectorsPeer-reviewed
Temperature influences the excretion time and parasitic load of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Triatoma infestans vector
Bárbara Álvarez-Duhart, Sabrina Clavijo‐Baquet, Lucía Valenzuela-Pérez…·Pedro Eduardo Cattan
This study examines how temperature changes affect the excretion time and parasitic load of Trypanosoma cruzi in Triatoma infestans, finding shorter extrinsic incubation periods and higher parasitic loads in warmer conditions.