Eleven of 27 decameric primers were found to be suitable for random amplification of
polymorphic DNA (RAPD) from triatomine bugs on the basis that they produced discrete …

Triatoma carcavalloi is considered a rare Chagas disease vector often collected inside
domiciles in Rio Grande do Sul State. In this Brazilian state, T. carcavalloi has been …

Background Among the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae),
there are eighteen Rhodnius species described and some are difficult to identify. The aim of …

Triatoma dimidiata is currently the main vector of Chagas disease in Mexico, most Central
American countries and several zones of Ecuador and Colombia. Although this species has …

DNA sequence comparisons of 12S, 16S, and COI mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genes were
used to infer phylogenetic relationships among 8 species of Triatoma [7 belonging to the …

The first comprehensive cladistic analysis of Reduviidae, the assassin bugs, based on
molecular data is presented and discussed in the context of a recently-published …

Rhodnius Stål, 1859 is the second largest genus of Triatominae after Triatoma Laporte,
1832, and includes several important Chagas vectors. Genitalia in Reduviidae are …

Eight natural Bolivian populations of two closely related species of Triatominae,
Triatomasordida and T. guasayana, were analysed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis at …

The members of the subfamily Triatominae are true bugs specialized in blood-sucking. All
species are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the causative agent of …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi and transmitted mainly by members of the subfamily Triatominae. There are currently …