This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen
transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing …

Insects have established mutualistic symbiotic interactions with microorganisms that are
beneficial to both host and symbiont. Many insects have exploited these symbioses to …

Integrating how biodiversity and infectious disease dynamics are linked at multiple levels
and scales is highly challenging. Chagas disease is a vector‐borne disease, with …

Background Triatomines are hematophagous insects that play an important role as vectors
of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. These insects have adapted …

Modern systems biology has much to owe to the concept of “model species.” This label
refers to organisms that are privileged for the study of particular biological phenomena …

Triatoma rubrofasciata (T. rubrofasciata), one kind of triatomine insects, is the vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), which lead to American trypanosomiasis. Although the gut …

Understanding the blood meal patterns of insects that are vectors of diseases is fundamental
in unveiling transmission dynamics and developing strategies to impede or decrease human …

In this book chapter, we discuss the interactions between triatomines, two heteroxenous
trypanosomatids—Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, and …

Triatoma dimidiata is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites in Veracruz, Mexico,
and its association with human housing appears variable. Also, in spite of a high …

Chagas disease is a widespread neglected disease in Latin America. Trypanosoma cruzi,
the causative agent of the disease, is currently subdivided into six DTUs (discrete typing …