Triatoma sordida is an endemic species to South America, currently considered the species
most frequently found in the peridomestic environment in Brazil. This triatomine has a wide …

Chagas disease is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted, mainly, by hematophagous insects of the Triatominae …

One century after the discovery of Chagas disease, it is still considered as a major health
problem, causing more deaths in the Americas than any other parasitic disease. The …

Triatoma sordida is among the main Brazilian species considered as Chagas disease
vectors. The genetic studies are directed mainly to phylogenetic questions because this …

Background Triatoma sordida is one of the main Chagas disease vectors in Brazil. In
addition to Brazil, this species has already been reported in Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay …

Chagas disease is most frequently transmitted to humans through contact with feces of
insects from the Triatominae subfamily. In Brazil, there are 65 species of triatomines …

Studies were made on the ribosomal DNA intergenic region, comprising complete internal
transcribed spacer (ITS)-1, 5.8 S, and ITS-2 sequences, of populations of the triatomine …

Despite the relevant achievements in the control of the main Chagas disease vectors
Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius prolixus, several factors still promote the risk of infection …

We conducted a lab‐based comparative study on vector capacity features of two species of
triatomines: Triatoma brasiliensis and T. melanica. Both are members of the T. brasiliensis …

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