Pablo Colunga-Salas

DNA evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania species in free-ranging bats from an endemic area in Veracruz, Mexico.

The family Trypanosomatidae includes parasitic genera of medical importance, such as Leishmania and Trypanosoma, which cause leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, respectively. Although these parasites have complex life cycles involving insect vectors and mammalian hosts, the role of bats in these cycles remains poorly und...