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

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

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 …

Chagas disease, the American trypanosomiasis, is an important neglected tropical illness
caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) …

The genus Panstrongylus is currently composed of 13 species, several of which are involved
in the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to humans in South and Central America. Some …

Despite the relevant achievements in the control of the main Chagas disease vectors
Triatoma infestans and Rhodnius prolixus, several factors still promote the risk of infection …

INTRODUCTION Natural and artificial ecotope infestation by the kissing bug triatomines and
their colonization and infection by Trypanosoma cruzi, the Chagas disease agent, were …

Chagas disease (CD) is a parasitic zoonosis endemic in Brazil. Despite virtual control of
Triatoma infestans, the main domesticated vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, vectorial …

INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease remains a public health problem in the rural and urban
areas of 19 countries in the Americas. METHODS: The aim of the present study was to …