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 …

American trypanosomiasis is a parasitic zoonosis that occurs throughout Latin America. The
etiological agent, Trypanosoma cruzi, is able to infect almost all tissues of its mammalian …

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 …

Many species of Triatominae show evidence for morphological plasticity. Frequent
taxonomic questions arose from this variability leading to disputes about describing new …

All known significant insect vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi are members of the Reduviidae,
subfamily Triatominae. Infections with this parasite are the cause of Chagas disease, the …

Reticulate Evolution and Humans is the first book to describe the effect of genetic exchange
on the origin and evolution of our own species as well as those species with which we have …

The phylogenetic position of Triatoma sherlocki within triatomines group was inferred by
analyzing mtDNA fragments of Cyt B and 16S ribosomal RNA by using maximum parsimony …

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 …

Levels of genetic variation and population structure were determined for 181 Triatoma
sordida insects from four populations of southeastern Brazil, through the analysis of 28 …

Triatoma brasiliensis is the most important Chagas disease vector in semiarid areas of
Northeastern Brazil. Although generally found in natural environment, it regularly colonizes …