Abstract Background The Triatomini and Rhodniini (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) tribes include
the most diverse Chagas disease vectors; however, the phylogenetic relationships within the …

Research on the Triatominae has traditionally concentrated on those of greatest
epidemiological significance as domestic vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of …

Sylvatic populations of Triatoma infestans represent a challenge to Chagas disease control
as they are not targeted by vector control activities and may play a key role in post-spraying …

Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) is the most important Chagas
disease vector in the semiarid areas of Northeast Brazil. We analyzed mitochondrial …

Background Triatoma dimidiata is one of the most significant vectors of Chagas disease in
Central America and Colombia, and, as in most species, its pattern of genetic variation …

Triatoma bassolsae, T. longipennis, T. mazzottii, T. pallidipennis, T. phyllosoma and T.
picturata are species that have great epidemiological importance in the transmission of …

Hematophagy is an unusual feeding strategy among arthropods occurring in< 1.6% of
phylum diversity. However, hematophagous arthropods possess great medical-veterinary …

The subfamily Triatominae includes a group of hematophagous insects, vectors of the
parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is the etiological agent of Chagas disease, also known …

Approximately 150,000 people are living with Chagas disease in Paraguay. Although the
country has been since 2008 considered as one of the countries that succeeded in …

Triatoma infestans, the major vector of Chagas disease south of the Amazon in South
America, has a large distribution of wild populations, contrary to what has previously been …