The kissing bug Triatoma rubida (Uhler, 1894) is found in southwestern United States and
parts of Mexico where it is found infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, invades human dwellings …

Species belonging to the Triatominae subfamily are commonly associated with Chagas
disease, as they are potential vectors of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. However, their …

Triatomines are hematophagous arthropods that transmit Trypanosoma cruzi and
Trypanosoma rangeli. Feeding behavior and pathogen transmission is known to vary …

Background Triatomines are hematophagous insects that act as vectors of Chagas disease.
Rhodnius neglectus is one of these kissing bugs found, contributing to the transmission of …

Triatoma matogrossensis is a Hemiptera that belongs to the oliveirai complex, a vector of
Chagas' disease that feeds on vertebrate blood in all life stages. Hematophagous insects' …

Saliva of blood-sucking arthropods contains a complex cocktail of pharmacologically active
compounds that assists feeding by counteracting their hosts' hemostatic and inflammatory …

Triatoma brasiliensis is the most important autochthon vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil,
where it is widely distributed in the semiarid areas of the Northeast. In order to advance the …

Triatoma dimidiata, a Chagas disease vector widely distributed along Central America, has
great capability for domestic adaptation as the majority of specimens caught inside human …

Triatomines have evolved salivary glands that produce versatile molecules with various
biological functions, including those leading their interactions with vertebrate hosts' …

Triatoma infestans is a hemiptera, vector of Chagas' disease that feeds exclusively on
vertebrate blood in all life stages. Hematophagous insects' salivary glands (SG) produce …