We estimated the geographic distributions of triatomine species in Central-West Region of
Brazil (CW) and analysed the climatic factors influencing their occurrence. A total of 3,396 …

Background Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, associate with vertebrate hosts
in highly diverse ecotopes. It has been proposed that occupation of new microhabitats may …

Introduction This article reports, for the first time, the occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus
in the Brazilian Western Amazon. Methods Specimens of P. megistus were collected in the …

Rhodnius montenegrensis was described in 2012. Since then, reports of the occurrence of
this species associated with palm trees near households in Rondônia have been published …

Abstract Background Rhodnius montenegrensis (Triatominae), a potential vector of Chagas
disease, was described after R. robustus-like bugs from southwestern Amazonia …

Chagas disease is one of the main parasitic diseases found in Latin America and it is
estimated that between six and seven million people are infected worldwide. Its etiologic …

The Triatoma brasiliensis complex is composed of six species (Triatoma bahiensis, T.
juazerensis, T. lenti, T. melanica, T. petrocchiae, and T. sherlocki) and two subspecies (T …

Trypanosoma cruzi is a widespread protozoan in Latin America causing Chagas disease in
humans and able to infect several other mammal species. The objective of this study was to …

Chagas disease affects between six and seven million people. Its etiological agent,
Trypanosoma cruzi, is classified into six discrete typing units (DTUs). The biological study of …

INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease (CD) is a disease caused by the protozoan flagellates of
the Kinetoplastid order Trypanosoma cruzi. Approximately 8,000,000 people are infected …