The Triatominae subfamily includes 151 extant and three fossil species. Several species can
transmit the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease …

Dispersion and invasion capacity of sylvatic populations of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille)
were investigated during 14 mo by means of experimental chicken coops installed in a …

The main vectors of Chagas disease in Ecuador are Triatoma dimidiata and Rhodnius
ecuadoriensis. The latter species occupies domestic and peridomestic habitats, as well as …

Chagas disease is a very important vector-borne disease in México, and Triatoma dimidiata
sensu stricto (Latreille) is one of the most important vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas …

We provide in this study a very large DNA dataset on Rhodnius species including 36
samples representing 16 valid species of the three Rhodnius groups, pictipes, prolixus and …

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 brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is an important vector of Chagas' disease in
both sylvatic and peridomestic ecotopes. Discriminating between these populations of …

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence
analyses were used to assess the genetic population structure of the South American …

Triatomines, also known as kissing bugs, are blood-feeding insects in the subfamily
Triatominae. They are important natural vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that …

Abstract In the subfamily Triatominae, Triatoma exhibits the largest number of species, which
are arranged in complexes. For the T. brasiliensis species complex, recent investigations …