Variations of the external male genitalia in three populations of Triatoma infestans Klug, 1834

HHR Pires, SE Barbosa, C Margonari… - Memórias do Instituto …, 1998 - SciELO Brasil
Triatoma infestans is the triatomine that presents the greatest dispersion area in South
America. However, it is not known whether the original characteristics of this insect remained …

Homogeneity of Trypanosoma cruzi I, II, and III populations and the overlap of wild and domestic transmission cycles by Triatoma brasiliensis in northeastern Brazil

ACJ da Câmara, E Lages-Silva, GHF Sampaio… - Parasitology …, 2013 - Springer
The genetic variability of 24 Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from humans (11) and triatomines
(13) in northeastern Brazil was analyzed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) …

Sylvatic and peridomestic populations of Triatoma pseudomaculata are not significantly structured by habitat, as revealed by two genetic markers

FA Carvalho‐Costa, SM Dos Santos… - Journal of Vector …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Chagas disease remains a public health concern in Brazil and other Latin American
countries, mainly due to the potential domiciliation of native triatomine species. We analyzed …

Microsatellites Reveal a High Population Structure in Triatoma infestans from Chuquisaca, Bolivia

JC Pizarro, LM Gilligan, L Stevens - PLoS Neglected Tropical …, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background For Chagas disease, the most serious infectious disease in the Americas,
effective disease control depends on elimination of vectors through spraying with …

Triatoma williami in intradomiciliary environments of urban areas in Mato Grosso State, Brazil: domiciliation process of a wild species?

MF Martins, SC de Moraes, J Oliveira… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Triatomines in Latin America are natural Chagas disease (ChD)
vectors. Triatomine domiciliation is one of the main factors increasing the occurrence risk of …

Population structure and migration in Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Argentine Chaco: An integration of genetic and morphometric data

RV Piccinali, MS Gaspe, J Nattero, RE Gürtler - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Genetic and morphological structure of vector populations are useful to identify panmictic
groups, reinfestation sources and minimal units for control interventions. Currently, no …

Nested clade and phylogeographic analyses of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma brasiliensis in Northeast Brazil

FA Monteiro, MJ Donnelly, CB Beard, J Costa - … phylogenetics and evolution, 2004 - Elsevier
Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) is the most important Chagas
disease vector in the semiarid areas of Northeast Brazil. We analyzed mitochondrial …

Evolutionary relationships based on genetic and phenetic characters between Triatoma maculata, Triatoma pseudomaculata and morphologically related species …

SM Dos Santos, CM Lopes, JP Dujardin… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
The maculata group currently comprises two species of Triatominae, Triatoma maculata and
Triatoma pseudomaculata, which share morphologic and chromatic characteristics. In order …

Genetic diversity in peridomiciliary populations of Triatoma mexicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in central Mexico

N Rivas, F Martínez-Hernández… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Triatoma mexicana is an important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi—the etiological agent of
Chagas disease. This triatomine species occurs in central Mexico, but little is known about …

Very low levels of genetic variation in natural peridomestic populations of the Chagas disease vector Triatoma sordida (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Southeastern Brazil

FA Monteiro, J Jurberg, C Lazoski - 2009 - arca.fiocruz.br
Levels of genetic variation and population structure were determined for 181 Triatoma
sordida insects from four populations of southeastern Brazil, through the analysis of 28 …