Haematophagous arthropods, including mosquitoes, ticks, flies, triatomine bugs and lice
(here referred to as vectors), are involved in the transmission of various pathogens to …

Disease-transmitting vectors are living organisms that pass infectious agents from one
animal/human to another. The epidemiologically important vectors are usually …

Insects have established mutualistic symbiotic interactions with microorganisms that are
beneficial to both host and symbiont. Many insects have exploited these symbioses to …

Triatoma rubrofasciata (T. rubrofasciata), one kind of triatomine insects, is the vector of
Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi), which lead to American trypanosomiasis. Although the gut …

The honeybee Apis mellifera is highly appreciated worldwide because of its products, but
also as it is a pollinator of crops and wild plants. The beehive is vulnerable to infections due …

Kissing bugs have long served as models to study many aspects of insect physiology. They
also serve as vectors for the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that causes Chagas disease in …

In this book chapter, we discuss the interactions between triatomines, two heteroxenous
trypanosomatids—Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease, and …

Introduction Rhodnius prolixus is a hematophagous insect and one of the main vectors for
Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli parasites in Latin America. Gut microbiota and …

Chagas disease is a human infectious disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and can be
transmitted by triatomine vectors, such as Rhodnius prolixus. One limiting factor for T. cruzi …

Rhodnius prolixus, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma infestans, and Dipetalogaster maxima
are all triatomines and potential vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi responsible for …