This review focusses on the interactions between the etiologic agent of Chagas disease,
Trypanosoma cruzi, and its triatomine vector. The flagellate mainly colonizes the intestinal …

The insect Rhodnius prolixus is responsible for the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi,
which is the etiological agent of Chagas disease in areas of Central and South America …

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

Background Several studies addressed changes on the insect vector behavior due to
parasite infection, but little is known for triatomine bugs, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the …

Transmission of Trypanosma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) occurs when
feces/urine of infected triatomines come into contact with mucous membranes or damaged …

Chemical cues from feces promote aggregation behavior in Triatoma infestans nymphs and
adults. Given the importance of T. infestans resistant to pyrethroids in several areas of …

The effect of a parasite on the life history of its vector is important for understanding and
predicting disease transmission. Chagas disease agent Trypanosoma cruzi is a generalist …

Triatominae insects are vectors of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of
Chagas disease affecting millions of people in Latin America. Some species, such as …

Chemical control plays a central role in interrupting the vector transmission of Chagas
disease. In recent years, high levels of resistance to pyrethroids have been detected in the …

Simple Summary Triatomines are hemimetabolous and hematophagous insect vectors of
Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The life cycle of triatomines is …