In this chapter, we review and update current knowledge about the evolution, systematics,
and biogeography of the Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)—true bugs that feed …

▪ Abstract Chagas disease is caused by the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi and
transmitted by insects in the family Reduviidae, subfamily Triatominae, commonly known as …

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

Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector
Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by …

To clarify the epidemiologic importance of Triatoma brasiliensis, the most important Chagas
disease vector in the Northeastern of Brazil, capture data related to this species, its …

Host use by vectors is important in understanding the transmission of zoonotic diseases,
which can affect humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Here, a synthesis of host …

Triatomine bugs, the vectors of Chagas disease, feed primarily on vertebrate blood and live
in close association with their hosts. Here we provide an updated synthesis of current …

Ecologic niche modeling has allowed numerous advances in understanding the geographic
ecology of species, including distributionalpredictions, distributionalchange and invasion …

Chagas disease persists as one of the most important, and yet most neglected, diseases in
the world, and several changes in its epidemiological aspects have been recorded since its …

Abstract Triatoma bahiensis Sherlock & Serafim, 1967, T. lenti Sherlock & Serafim, 1967,
and T. pessoai Sherlock & Serafim, 1967 were described based on material collected in the …