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Ana Maria Jansen

Ana Maria Jansen

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Brazil
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
55
Citations
8847
World Ranking
466
National Ranking
8

Microbiology

D-Index
56
Citations
8975
World Ranking
3747
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Ana Maria Jansen is affiliated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil and has an extensive research record in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work focuses primarily on epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and parasitology.

Their research covers a range of topics including Trypanosoma species, leishmaniasis, vector-borne infectious diseases, and insect symbiosis. Specific areas of interest include:

  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Jansen has published numerous papers, with recent highlighted works including:

  • "Landmarks of the Knowledge and Trypanosoma cruzi Biology in the Wild Environment" (2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • "Crithidia mellificae infection in different mammalian species in Brazil" (2021, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife)
  • "Zoonotic parasites infecting free-living armadillos from Brazil" (2020, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases)
  • "Trypanosoma rangeli Genetic, Mammalian Hosts, and Geographical Diversity from Five Brazilian Biomes" (2021, Pathogens)
  • "Trypanosomatid species in Didelphis albiventris from urban forest fragments" (2020, Parasitology Research)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • André Luiz Rodrigues Roque
  • Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier
  • Heitor Miraglia Herrera
  • Maria Augusta Dario
  • Filipe Martins Santos

Publication venues where Jansen has regularly contributed are:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Pathogens
  • International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife
  • PLoS ONE
  • Parasitology Research

Their research has produced 51 publications categorized under Medicine and 22 under Immunology and Microbiology. Subfield-wise, the significant contributions fall under epidemiology with 25 publications, followed by 23 in public health, environmental and occupational health, and 22 in parasitology.

Best Publications

  • 2 nd Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease, 2015.

    João Carlos Pinto Dias;Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr.;Eliane Dias Gontijo;Alejandro Luquetti

  • Wild and synanthropic reservoirs of Leishmania species in the Americas

    André Luiz R. Roque;Ana Maria Jansen

  • Trypanosoma cruzi: adaptation to its vectors and its hosts.

    François Noireau;Patricio Diosque;Ana Maria Jansen

  • Enzootiology of Trypanosoma evansi in Pantanal, Brazil

    H.M. Herrera;A.M.R. Dávila;A. Norek;U.G. Abreu

  • Trypanosoma cruzi: vertebrate and invertebrate cycles in the same mammal host, the opossum Didelphis marsupialis

    Maria P. Deane;Henrique L. Lenzi;Ana Jansen

  • Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in the wild and its most important reservoir hosts in Brazil

    Ana Maria Jansen;Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier;André Luiz Rodrigues Roque

  • Molecular epidemiology of American trypanosomiasis in Brazil based on dimorphisms of rRNA and mini-exon gene sequences.

    B. Zingales;R.P. Souto;R.H. Mangia;C.V. Lisboa

  • Can wild Triatoma infestans foci in Bolivia jeopardize Chagas disease control efforts

    François Noireau;François Noireau;Mirko G. Rojas Cortez;Mirko G. Rojas Cortez;Fernando A. Monteiro;Ana Maria Jansen

  • The multiple and complex and changeable scenarios of the Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycle in the sylvatic environment

    Ana Maria Jansen;Samanta C.C. Xavier;André Luiz R. Roque

  • Parasitism, the diversity of life, and paleoparasitology

    Adauto Araújo;Ana Maria Jansen;Françoise Bouchet;Karl Reinhard

  • Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission Cycle Among Wild and Domestic Mammals in Three Areas of Orally Transmitted Chagas Disease Outbreaks

    André Luiz R. Roque;Samanta C. C. Xavier;Marconny G. da Rocha;Ana Cláudia M. Duarte

  • [Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease, 2015].

    João Carlos Pinto Dias;Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr.;Eliane Dias Gontijo;Alejandro Luquetti

  • The complexity of the sylvatic cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rio de Janeiro state (Brazil) revealed by the non-transcribed spacer of the mini-exon gene

    O. Fernandes;R. H. Mangia;C. V. Lisboa;A. P. Pinho

  • Paleoparasitology of Chagas disease--a review.

    Adauto Araújo;Ana Maria Jansen;Karl Reinhard;Luiz Fernando Ferreira

  • Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Barra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: assessment of risk factors

    Maria Alice Airosa Cabrera;Adelzon Assis de Paula;Luis Antonio B Camacho;M C Marzochi

  • Brazilian Consensus on Chagas Disease, 2015/II Consenso Brasileiro em Doença de Chagas, 2015

    João Carlos Pinto Dias;Alberto Novaes Ramos Júnior;Eliane Dias Gontijo;Alejandro Luquetti

  • Trypanosoma cruzi infection in wild mammals of the National Park 'Serra da Capivara' and its surroundings (Piaui, Brazil), an area endemic for Chagas disease.

    L. Herrera;P.S. D’Andrea;S.C.C. Xavier;R.H. Mangia

  • Effects of habitat fragmentation on wild mammal infection by Trypanosoma cruzi.

    V. C. Vaz;P. S. D'andrea;A. M. Jansen

  • Trypanosoma cruzi infection in neotropical wild carnivores (Mammalia: Carnivora): at the top of the T. cruzi transmission chain.

    Fabiana Lopes Rocha;André Luiz Rodrigues Roque;Juliane Saab de Lima;Carolina Carvalho Cheida

  • The role played by sympatric collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), and feral pig (Sus scrofa) as maintenance hosts for Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma cruzi in a sylvatic area of Brazil

    H. M. Herrera;H. M. Herrera;U. G. P. Abreu;A. Keuroghlian;T. P. Freitas

  • Sequence characterization and expression patterns of defensin and lysozyme encoding genes from the gut of the reduviid bug Triatoma brasiliensis

    C.A.C. Araújo;P.J. Waniek;P. Stock;C. Mayer

  • Domestic and wild mammals infection by Trypanosoma evansi in a pristine area of the Brazilian Pantanal region

    Heitor M Herrera;Aneska Norek;Tatiana P. T. Freitas;Vitor Rademaker

  • Distantiae transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi: a new epidemiological feature of acute Chagas disease in Brazil.

    Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier;André Luiz Rodrigues Roque;Daniele Bilac;Vitor Antônio Louzada de Araújo

Frequent Co-Authors

Heitor Miraglia Herrera
Heitor Miraglia Herrera Dom Bosco Catholic University
Paulo Sérgio D'Andrea
Paulo Sérgio D'Andrea Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Octavio Fernandes
Octavio Fernandes Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
James M. Dietz
James M. Dietz University of Maryland, College Park
Michael A. Miles
Michael A. Miles London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Andrew J. Baker
Andrew J. Baker Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David A. Campbell
David A. Campbell University of California, Los Angeles
José Rodrigues Coura
José Rodrigues Coura Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Egler Chiari
Egler Chiari Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Marcos Rogério André
Marcos Rogério André Sao Paulo State University

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