Recommendations from a Satellite Meeting (International Symposium to Commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Discovery of Chagas Disease, April 11-16 1999, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Authors

• Alejandro O. Luquetti, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
• Aluízio Rosa Prata, Faculdade Nacional de Medicina da Universidade do Brasil
• Alvaro Moncayo, Universidad de los Andes
• Alvaro Romanha, Federal University of Santa Catarina
• Ana Maria Jansen, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
• Bianca Zingales, University de São Paulo
• Carlos Morel, Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology for Innovation in Neglected Diseases
• Carlos Ponce, Laboratorio Central de Referencia para Enfermedad de Chagas y Leishmaniasis, Secretaría de Salud de Honduras
• Egler Chiari, Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Elisa Cupolillo, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
• Elisa Ponce, Laboratorio Central de Referencia para Enfermedad de Chagas y Leishmaniasis, Secretaría de Salud de Honduras
• Felipe Guhl, Universidad de Los Andes
• Hooman Momen, World Health Organization
• José Rodrigues Coura, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
• Mario Steindel, Federal University of Santa Catarina
• Michael Miles, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
• Michel Tibayrenc, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
• Octavio Fernandes, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
• Riva Oliveira, Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
• Rodrigo Zeledón, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica
• Sonia Gumes Andrade, Experimental Chagas' disease Laboratory, Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz
• Toby Vincent Barrett, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
• Vanize Macêdo, Universidade Federal do Triangulo Mineiro
• Zigman Brener, Academia Brasileira de Ciências

Date of this Version

4-1999

Citation

International Symposium to Commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Discovery of Chagas Disease, April 11-16 1999, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pages 429-432

Participants: Alejandro Luquetti, Aluízio Prata, Alvaro Moncayo, Alvaro Romanha, Ana Jansen, Bianca Zingales, Carlos Morel, Carlos Ponce, Egler Chiari, Elisa Cupolillo, Elisa Ponce, Felipe Guhl, Hooman Momen, José Rodrigues Coura, Mario Steindel, Michael Miles, Michel Tibayrenc, Octavio Fernandes, Riva Oliveira, Rodrigo Zeledón, Sonia Andrade, Toby Barrett, Vanize Macêdo, Zigman Brener

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Abstract

During this symposium the standardization of the nomenclature of Trypanosoma cruzi strains was discussed, in a parallel session, with a view to facilitating the use and understanding of a common nomenclature that would serve not only taxonomists but the general community of researchers working with T. cruzi.

The diversity in the behavior and morphology of T. cruzi isolates was soon recognized after the discovery of Chagas disease. Since then a variety of biochemical and molecular techniques have revealed the great genetic diversity present in strains of this parasite. Different investigators have described this diversity by using various terms. Correlation between this diversity and the complex epidemiological and clinical manifestations of the disease has however been hindered by the lack of a common nomenclature.

Recent studies have indicated a convergence among investigators regarding the clustering of strains of T. cruzi, into two principal groups. This consensus, together with the report of a meeting on the standardization of methods for T. cruzi classification held in Panama (unpublished document TDR/EPICHA-TCC/85.3 Geneva, World Health Organization, 1985), form the basis of the recommendations outlined in this document.