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 …

[HTML][HTML] Chagas disease control-surveillance in the Americas: the multinational initiatives and the practical impossibility of interrupting vector-borne Trypanosoma …

AR de Arias, C Monroy, F Guhl… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease (CD) still imposes a heavy burden on most Latin American countries.
Vector-borne and mother-to-child transmission cause several thousand new infections per …

Intrusive versus domiciliated triatomines and the challenge of adapting vector control practices against Chagas disease

E Waleckx, S Gourbière, E Dumonteil - Memórias do Instituto …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease prevention remains mostly based on triatomine vector control to reduce or
eliminate house infestation with these bugs. The level of adaptation of triatomines to human …

[HTML][HTML] Description of Triatoma mopan sp. n. from a cave in Belize (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

PL Dorn, SA Justi, C Dale, L Stevens, C Galvão… - ZooKeys, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this paper, Triatoma mopan sp. n. is described based on five males and six females
collected in the Rio Frio cave, Cayo District, Belize. This species is similar to Triatoma …

[HTML][HTML] Description of Triatomahuehuetenanguensis sp. n., a potential Chagas disease vector (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

RA Lima-Cordón, MC Monroy, L Stevens, A Rodas… - ZooKeys, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A new species of the genus Triatoma Laporte, 1832 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) is described
based on specimens collected in the department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala …

Geological changes of the Americas and their influence on the diversification of the Neotropical kissing bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

SA Justi, C Galvao, CG Schrago - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The family Reduviidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), or assassin bugs, is among
the most diverse families of the true bugs, with more than 6,000 species. The subfamily …

On palms, bugs, and Chagas disease in the Americas

F Abad-Franch, MM Lima, O Sarquis… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Palms are ubiquitous across Neotropical landscapes, from pristine forests or savannahs to
large cities. Although palms provide useful ecosystem services, they also offer suitable …

A review of the taxonomy and biology of Triatominae subspecies (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

VF de Paiva, T Belintani, J de Oliveira, C Galvão… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
Due to its public health importance, as vectors of Chagas disease, the subfamily
Triatominae, has received the attention of taxonomists. Knowing how to correctly identify …

Taxonomy

C Galvão - Triatominae-The Biology of Chagas Disease Vectors, 2021 - Springer
The members of the subfamily Triatominae are true bugs specialized in blood-sucking. All
species are potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), the causative agent of …