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Post-Doc at São Paulo State University (UNESP), 2012, and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) in partnership with the Center National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, 2014. Professor of Parasitology at the Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Brazil. Experience in taxonomy, morphology and genetics of Chagas' disease vectors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483563928999-BQKORSMCXDX1S2HMAI2A/image-asset.jpeg Partners Janine Ramsey Willoquet - principal VVL partner in Mexico Biologist, PhD in Immunoparasitology, Georgetown University. Research Scientist-Professor, Public Health at the School of Public Health National Institute for Public Health, Mexico. Head of the Chagas and vector-borne disease spatial modeling group. Coordinator Masters in Public Health with VBD specialty. Experience in vector borne and zoonotic diseases, protozoology, parasitology, ecology of insect vectors (especially triatomines and mosquitos), biogeography, ecological niche modeling, climate change and disaster modeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1484276823735-RZX258S2UMFP18W3WONR/Keynes.jpg Partners Keynes de la Cruz Felix Biologist, MSc in Zoology from the University of Tabasco, Mexico. Biologist at the Regional Center for Public Health Research, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Experience in bat taxonomy and ecology, ecology of pathogen reservoirs and insect vectors. Broad field experience for vector ecology studies in modified and conserved landscapes; experience with teaching and networking with community groups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483564219820-9CN2UH9TMPX5YA5011H0/image-asset.jpeg Partners Rodrigo Gurgel Gonçalves - principal VVL partner in Brazil Biologist, PhD in Health Sciences (Parasitology and Medical Entomology) at University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil. Associate professor of Parasitology at Faculty of Medicine and adviser in postgraduate program in Tropical Medicine, UnB. Head of the Laboratory of Medical Parasitology and Vector Biology, UnB. Experience in protozoology and medical entomology, trypanosomatids biology, identification and ecology of insect vectors (especially triatomines and sandflies), biogeography, ecological niche modeling and morphometry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483562771823-C5J4ENK6XEEXAOAIZS4J/International+Partners+pic+crop.jpg Partners https://vectorlab.org/the-vvl-team daily 0.75 2019-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483559464433-0E6WHTZX2YZGOGUE4SX2/Mellenbruch+02+sm.jpg The VVL Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483554227203-MV9YKBBWDOUG318C7CC6/Mellenbruch+02+sm.jpg The VVL Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483578692273-NKEZLRLGZY9OWB9GNM1Y/sma-logo-232x130.png The VVL Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483578712344-O8EAF4FVVSPI13XL0CJT/ITTC_KU_logo.gif The VVL Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483578731723-FMITKUBLCFUP53DD2M81/BioInst_logo.gif The VVL Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483553639813-KJE35XTLUS2GTED2B0TC/VVL+Ed+B%26W+sm.jpg The VVL Team https://vectorlab.org/projects daily 0.75 2025-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483669042031-3VSHW2OU869K29B039FO/tumblr_mjco89cUVY1rkz363o1_1280.jpg Chagas disease Triatomine bugs feed on people and other animals while they are sleeping thereby contracting and transmitting the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite that causes Chagas disease between humans and other mammals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483935996111-SUWVMWRZGMM7A98K9VNW/image-asset.png Chagas disease https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483933028479-KF4TPC64P2DU8556JVLV/image-asset.jpeg Chagas disease The 150 different species of Triatomines have a variety of habits and ecological niches and are found in both rural and urban settings. There is little to stop them from entering this traditional Mayan home for a blood meal while the homeowners are sleeping. Thatched roofs make great places for them to hide during the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/9e4efa45-4206-461a-be92-24fc195631b7/CDC+Chagas+Map+USA.jpg Chagas disease - Make it stand out CDC vector distribution map showing Triatomine locations in the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5835fb9ae58c6223fd7bf2de/1483904754881-XN00VJFQ43WGSKKDGNPA/image-asset.jpeg Chagas disease Above left: Triatomine bugs regularly defecate after taking a blood meal from a sleeping host (dark spot on skin). Above right: Microscopic image of Trypanosoma cruzi parasite with red blood cells. 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