The evolutionary origin of diversity in Chagas disease vectors

SA Justi, C Galvão - Trends in parasitology, 2017 - cell.com
Chagas disease is amongst the ten most important neglected tropical diseases but
knowledge on the diversification of its vectors, Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is very …

Evolution, systematics, and biogeography of the Triatominae, vectors of Chagas disease

FA Monteiro, C Weirauch, M Felix, C Lazoski… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

Landscape ecology of Trypanosoma cruzi in the southern Yucatan Peninsula

SA López-Cancino, E Tun-Ku, HK De la Cruz-Felix… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Landscape interactions of Trypanosoma cruzi (Tc) with Triatoma dimidiata (Td) depend on
the presence and relative abundance of mammal hosts. This study analyzed a landscape …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic Diversification, Structural Plasticity, and Hybridization in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

LH Patino, M Muñoz, L Cruz-Saavedra… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is an important Leishmania species circulating in several
Central and South American countries. Among Leishmania species circulating in Brazil …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic variation and phylogeography of the Triatoma dimidiata complex evidence a potential center of origin and recent divergence of haplogroups having differential …

A Pech-May, CJ Mazariegos-Hidalgo… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The population genetics of Triatoma dimidiata haplogroups was analyzed at landscape and
sub-regional scales in Chiapas and regional level across the Mexican Neotropics, and …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the genetic structure of Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and the transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi in Boyacá, eastern …

N Velásquez-Ortiz, C Hernández… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Chagas disease is considered a public health issue in Colombia, where many regions are
endemic. Triatoma dimidiata is an important vector after Rhodnius prolixus, and it is gaining …

Ecological niche and geographic distribution of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma dimidiata (Reduviidae: Triatominae): Evidence for niche differentiation among …

A Gómez-Palacio, S Arboleda, E Dumonteil… - Infection, genetics and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The principal vector of Chagas disease in Central America, Triatoma dimidiata, shows
considerable diversity of habitat, phenotype, and genotype across its geographic range …

Molecular data confirm Triatoma pallidipennis Stål, 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) as a novel cryptic species complex

DD Cruz, E Arellano - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Triatoma pallidipennis constitues one of the most important Chagas disease vector in
Mexico. Previous studies based on molecular data suggest T. pallidipennis as a complex of …

[HTML][HTML] American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, in Panama: a chronological synopsis of ecological and epidemiological research

IG Rodriguez, JR Loaiza - Parasites & vectors, 2017 - Springer
American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is a growing public health problem in
Panama, and further forest degradation due to human population growth is expected to …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and natural infection status of synantrophic triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, reveals new epidemiological …

O Cantillo-Barraza, M Medina, S Zuluaga… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Updating the distribution and natural infection status of triatomine bugs is critical
for planning, prioritizing, and implementing strategies to control Chagas disease (CD) …