Evolution, systematics, and biogeography of the Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease

FA Monteiro, C Weirauch, M Felix, C Lazoski… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

[HTML][HTML] Do the new triatomine species pose new challenges or strategies for monitoring Chagas disease? An overview from 1979-2021

J Costa, C Dale, C Galvão, CE Almeida… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease persists as one of the most important, and yet most neglected, diseases in
the world, and several changes in its epidemiological aspects have been recorded since its …

The ecology and natural history of wild Triatominae in the Americas

F Abad-Franch, R Gurgel-Gonçalves - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas …, 2021 - Springer
Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, feed primarily on vertebrate blood and live
in close association with their hosts. Here we provide an updated synthesis of current …

The impact of climate change on the geographical distribution of two vectors of Chagas disease: implications for the force of infection

P Medone, S Ceccarelli, PE Parham… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is the most important vector-
borne disease in Latin America. The vectors are insects belonging to the Triatominae …

[PDF][PDF] Revalidation of Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and phylogeny of the T. brasiliensis species complex

VJ Mendonca, KCC Alevi, H Pinotti… - Zootaxa, 2016 - researchgate.net
Abstract Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967, T. lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967,
and T. pessoai Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 were described based on material collected in the …

Evaluation of the impacts of climate change on disease vectors through ecological niche modelling

BM Carvalho, EF Rangel, MM Vale - Bulletin of entomological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Vector-borne diseases are exceptionally sensitive to climate change. Predicting vector
occurrence in specific regions is a challenge that disease control programs must meet in …

Influences of climate change on the potential distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

AT Peterson, LP Campbell, DA Moo-Llanes… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study explores the present day distribution of Lutzomyia longipalpis in relation to
climate, and transfers the knowledge gained to likely future climatic conditions to predict …

[HTML][HTML] Combined phylogenetic and morphometric information to delimit and unify the Triatoma brasiliensis species complex and the Brasiliensis subcomplex

J Oliveira, PL Marcet, DM Takiya, VJ Mendonca… - Acta Tropica, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract “Triatoma brasiliensis species complex” was defined as a monophyletic group of
the species: T. brasiliensis, T. juazeirensis, T. melanica, and T. sherlocki. An alternative …

[HTML][HTML] The abundance of Culex mosquito vectors for West Nile Virus and other flaviviruses: A time-series analysis of rainfall and temperature dependence in …

S Soh, J Aik - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Culex mosquitoes are important vectors of West Nile Virus (WNV), St. Louis Encephalitis
Virus (SLEV) and Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV). Climate change is expected to alter …

Potential impact of climate change on the geographical distribution of two wild vectors of Chagas disease in Chile: Mepraia spinolai and Mepraia gajardoi

R Garrido, A Bacigalupo, F Peña-Gómez… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Mepraia gajardoi and Mepraia spinolai are endemic triatomine vector
species of Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite that causes Chagas disease. These vectors …