Chagas disease in Central America: recent findings and current challenges in vector ecology and control
JK Peterson, K Hashimoto, K Yoshioka, PL Dorn… - Current Tropical …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In Central America, most new human Trypanosoma cruzi
infections (Chagas disease) are vector-borne, primarily by native vector species. Given the …
infections (Chagas disease) are vector-borne, primarily by native vector species. Given the …
[HTML][HTML] Description of Triatoma mopan sp. n. from a cave in Belize (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)
In this paper, Triatoma mopan sp. n. is described based on five males and six females
collected in the Rio Frio cave, Cayo District, Belize. This species is similar to Triatoma …
collected in the Rio Frio cave, Cayo District, Belize. This species is similar to Triatoma …
[HTML][HTML] Description of Triatomahuehuetenanguensis sp. n., a potential Chagas disease vector (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)
RA Lima-Cordón, MC Monroy, L Stevens, A Rodas… - ZooKeys, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A new species of the genus Triatoma Laporte, 1832 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) is described
based on specimens collected in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala …
based on specimens collected in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic variation and phylogeography of the Triatoma dimidiata complex evidence a potential center of origin and recent divergence of haplogroups having differential …
A Pech-May, CJ Mazariegos-Hidalgo… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The population genetics of Triatoma dimidiata haplogroups was analyzed at landscape and
sub-regional scales in Chiapas and regional level across the Mexican Neotropics, and …
sub-regional scales in Chiapas and regional level across the Mexican Neotropics, and …
Temporal variation of Triatoma dimidiata abundance and infection with Trypanosoma cruzi in domestic and sylvatic habitats of rural Yucatan, Mexico
JI Moo-Millan, A Hernández-Andrade, IJ May-Concha… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Triatoma dimidiata is the main vector of Chagas
disease. This is a native species in the region that principally inhabits sylvatic habitats …
disease. This is a native species in the region that principally inhabits sylvatic habitats …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial epidemiology and adaptive targeted sampling to manage the Chagas disease vector Triatoma dimidiata
Widespread application of insecticide remains the primary form of control for Chagas
disease in Central America, despite only temporarily reducing domestic levels of the …
disease in Central America, despite only temporarily reducing domestic levels of the …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular ecology of Triatoma dimidiata in southern Belize reveals risk for human infection and the local differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites
R Polonio, J López-Domínguez, C Herrera… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective In Belize, the main vector for Trypanosoma cruzi, the agent of Chagas
disease, is Triatoma dimidiata, but transmission cycles and the risk for human infection are …
disease, is Triatoma dimidiata, but transmission cycles and the risk for human infection are …
Phylogeny of the North-Central American clade of blood-sucking reduviid bugs of the tribe Triatomini (Hemiptera: Triatominae) based on the mitochondrial genome
M Aguilera-Uribe, RN Meza-Lázaro, TJ Kieran… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Triatominae is a subfamily of blood-sucking reduviid hemipterans of public health
importance primarily in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Americas, whose members …
importance primarily in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Americas, whose members …
[HTML][HTML] Sustainable, integrated control of native vectors: The case of Chagas disease in Central America
PL Dorn, MC Monroy, L Stevens - Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Despite successes in reducing transmission, Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)
remains the greatest economic burden of any parasitic disease in Latin America afflicting …
remains the greatest economic burden of any parasitic disease in Latin America afflicting …
[PDF][PDF] Metabarcoding: a powerful yet still underestimated approach for the comprehensive study of vector-borne pathogen transmission cycles and their dynamics
A Hernández-Andrade, J Moo-Millan… - Vector-Borne Diseases …, 2020 - hal.science
The implementation of sustainable control strategies aimed at disrupting the transmission of
vector-borne pathogens requires a comprehensive knowledge of the vector ecology in the …
vector-borne pathogens requires a comprehensive knowledge of the vector ecology in the …