Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

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

Abstract “Triatoma brasiliensis species complex” was defined as a monophyletic group of
the species: T. brasiliensis, T. juazeirensis, T. melanica, and T. sherlocki. An alternative …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease strongly associated with low socioeconomic
status, affecting nearly 8 million people–mainly Latin Americans. The current infection risk is …

Approximately 10 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of
Chagas disease, which remains the most serious parasitic disease in the Americas. Most …

We used an individual-based molecular multisource approach to assess the
epidemiological importance of Triatoma brasiliensis collected in distinct sites and ecotopes …

Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging, mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes a dengue-like
illness in many regions of South America, and which has the potential to urbanize. Because …

Innovative approaches used to combat Chagas disease transmission tend to combine a set
of comprehensive efforts to understand the ecology of local vectors. In this work we identified …

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 …

Abstract Background The protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi circulates in semiarid areas of
northeastern Brazil in distinct ecotopes (sylvatic, peridomestic and domestic) where …