Sustainability strategies for long-term control of Chagas disease in rural communities of the province of Loja: community entomological surveillance system and productive gardens

CISeAL

The project proposes to determine the response capacity to Chagas disease in rural communities in the province of Loja, through the evaluation of a community entomological surveillance system.

Type of Project: Implementation, Other

Type of Activity: Control & Prevention, Epidemiology, Information, Education & Communication (IEC)

Optimization and pre-clinical development of a Trypanosoma cruzi CYP19 knock-out strain as a live vaccine for Chagas disease

CISeAL

This project will lead to the development of a vaccine against Chagas disease using CRISPR/Cas9 and confirming its potential to provide protection in mice.

Type of Project: Research & Translation

Type of Activity: Diagnóstico y/o biomarcadores, Treatment

Antiparasitic activity of synthetic peptides derived from the skin of amphibians against Malaria, Chagas and Leishmaniasis

CISeAL

This project searches for antiparasitic properties present in amphibian’s skins that have the potential to attack Trypanosoma cruzi.

Type of Project: Research & Translation

Type of Activity: Diagnóstico y/o biomarcadores, Treatment

Improvement of living conditions in rural communities of Calvas (Loja, Ecuador), through the participation of students and teachers from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Healthy Living Initiative 2021

CISeAL

The Healthy Living Initiative is an interdisciplinary project to improve the quality of life of people affected by Chagas Disease in southern Ecuador.

Type of Project: Implementation, Other

Type of Activity: Control & Prevention, Information, Education & Communication (IEC)

Consolidación e implementación del modelo participativo de prevención, investigación y formación de la enfermedad de Chagas en los Distritos 6 y 7 del Municipio de Sucre del Departamento de Chuquisaca

PROBITAS FOUNDATION - CEMSE_Centro Multiservicios Educativos - Ayuda en Acción

Type of Project: Other, Research & Translation

Type of Activity: Control & Prevention, Information, Education & Communication (IEC), Other

Implementation of external quality control at tropical diseases reference laboratories

Centro per le Malattie Tropicali (CMT)

We want to assess applicability of an external quality control in the serological diagnosis of Chagas disease. Together with other laboratories of reference for Chagas disease diagnosis our aim is that of share this experience in order to improve quality of serological diagnosis in Chagas disease. This will be a pilot experience in Europe.

Type of Project: Capacity Building, Implementation

Type of Activity: Diagnóstico y/o biomarcadores

Garantizando Derechos

Centro per le Malattie Tropicali (CMT)

The project aims to increase case detection in Italy; therefore we program to contact different communities where there is Latin American people for education/formation about health and Chagas disease. We offer disease screening for free to all people requiring it.

Type of Project: Capacity Building