Discovered in 1909, Chagas disease was progressively shown to be widespread throughout
Latin America, affecting millions of rural people with a high impact on morbidity and …

Classification of the Triatominae has become a complex balance between traditional
approaches and a wide variety of evolutionary interpretations. On the one hand is the need …

In the past 15 years, there have been major advances in the control of Chagas disease in
most of the countries endemic for this infection. Attention now turns to the future continuity of …

In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Chagas disease (CD) still imposes a heavy burden on most Latin American countries.
Vector-borne and mother-to-child transmission cause several thousand new infections per …

 Abstract Panstrongylusnoireauisp. nov. from Bolivia is described based on male and female
specimens. Although morphologically almost indistinguishable from …

Chagas disease prevention remains mostly based on triatomine vector control to reduce or
eliminate house infestation with these bugs. The level of adaptation of triatomines to human …

Chagas disease incidence has sharply declined over the last decade. Long-term disease
control will, however, require extensive, longitudinal surveillance systems capable of …

Background Among Chagas disease triatomine vectors, the largest genus, Triatoma,
includes species of high public health interest. Triatoma dimidiata, the main vector …

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 …