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 …

Acute Trypanosoma cruzi infections can be asymptomatic, but chronically infected
individuals can die of Chagas' disease. The transfer of the parasite mitochondrial kinetoplast …

Os triatomíneos são insetos hematófagos de grande importância médica, pois são os
responsáveis pela transmissão do Trypanosoma cruzi, o agente etiológico da doença de …

Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector
Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by …

We present here a multisource approach that takes advantage of several disciplines to
address a taxonomic issue. A triatomine related to Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927 was …

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 …

All members of Triatominae subfamily (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), potential vectors of
Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of the Chagas disease, feed on blood. Through …

Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma is revalidated based on the results of previous
multidisciplinary studies on the Triatoma brasiliensis complex, consisting of crossing …

The members of the subfamily Triatominae (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) are vectors of
Trypanosoma cruzi (CHAGAS 1909), the causative agent of Chagas disease or American …

Background Among the vectors of Chagas disease (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae),
there are eighteen Rhodnius species described and some are difficult to identify. The aim of …