In Chagas disease, triatomine vectors are the main target for control measures because of
the absence of effective drugs. The broad usefulness of nuclear rDNA and mtDNA …

A pseudogene, paralogous to rDNA 5.8 S and ITS-2, is described in Meccus dimidiata
dimidiata, M. d. capitata, M. d. maculippenis, M. d. hegneri, M. sp. aff. dimidiata, M. p …

The members of the subfamily Triatominae are true bugs specialized in blood-sucking. All
species are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the causative agent of …

For about half of all Chagas disease cases T. infestans has been the responsible vector.
Contributing to its genetic knowledge will increase our understanding of the capacity of …

Chagas disease is caused by the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and affects about
15 million people in the Americas. In the Brazilian Amazon Basin, the disease is enzootic …

Background Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease and Trypanosoma cruzi (its
etiological agent) is mainly transmitted by triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). All …

Background The 152 extant species of kissing bug include important vectors of the
debilitating, chronic, and often fatal Chagas disease, which affects several million people …

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

Kissing bugs or triatomines (Reduviidae: Triatominae) are vectors of the Chagas' disease
agent Trypanosoma cruzi. There is a current need for more sensitive tools for use in …

Chagas disease, one of the most important vector-borne diseases in the Americas, is
caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted to humans by insects of the subfamily …