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Geographic Distribution of the Genus Panstrongylus Berg, 1879 in the Neotropic with Emphasis on Trypanosoma cruzi Vectors [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
Panstrongylus is a Neotropical taxa of 16 species, some more widespread than others, that act as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease (CD). This group is associated with mammalian reservoir niches.
Evelyn Tineo-González, Rossy Fermín, Ana Bonilla-Rivero, Leidi Herrera   +3 more
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Panstrongylus guentheri Berg, 1879 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): first record in Mato Grosso, Brazil [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Background: This paper reports the occurrence of Panstrongylus guentheri Berg, 1879 in the State of Mato Grosso (MT). Methods: Triatomines were captured in rural environments in municipalities of MT.
Mirian Francisca Martins, Sinara Cristina de Moraes, Sirlei Franck Thies, Veruska Nogueira de Brito, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Cleber Galvão   +5 more
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Panstrongylus noireaui, a remarkable new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2022
Panstrongylus noireaui sp. nov. from Bolivia is described based on male and female specimens. Although morphologically almost indistinguishable from Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899), the new species shows remarkable chromosome and ...
Hélcio R. Gil-Santana, Tamara Chavez, Sebastián Pita, Francisco Panzera, Cleber Galvão   +4 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi : time for international recognition as a foodborne parasite [PDF]

, 2016
The Gran Chaco ecoregion, a hotspot for Chagas and other neglected tropical diseases, is home to >20 indigenous peoples. Our objective was to identify the main ecological and sociodemographic determinants of house infestation and abundance of Triatoma ...
Alarcón de Noya, Belkisyolé, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Noya González, Oscar, Robertson, Lucy J, Torgerson, Paul R   +4 more
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Caracterización biológica y molecular de cepas de Panstrongylus sp. nativas del Perú

Anales de la Facultad de Medicina, 2020
Objetivo. Determinar las características biológicas y moleculares de las cepas de Panstrongylus sp. nativas del norte del Perú. Métodos. Estudio observacional, descriptivo.
Cesar Hugo Jeri Apaza, Hila Solis Acosta
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Do not judge a book by its cover: would Triatoma tibiamaculata (Pinto, 1926) belong to Triatoma Laporte, 1832, or to Panstrongylus Berg, 1879, with misleading homoplasies?

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Triatoma tibiamaculata is a species distributed in ten Brazilian states which has epidemiological importance as it has already been found infecting household areas.
Isadora Freitas Bittinelli, Jader de Oliveira, Yago Visinho dos Reis, Amanda Ravazi, Fernanda Fernandez Madeira, Ana Beatriz Bortolozo de Oliveira, Giulia Montanari, Ana Julia Chaves Gomes, Laura Poloto Cesaretto, Isabella da Silva Massarin, Cleber Galvão, Maria Tercília Vilela de Azeredo-Oliveira, João Aristeu da Rosa, Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi   +13 more
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First report of Panstrongylus geniculatus (Latreille, 1811) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in a cave in the state of Rondônia, Western Amazon, Brazil

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2022
The occurrence of Panstrongylus geniculatus in a cave in Porto Velho in the state Rondônia, Brazil is reported for the first time. A triatomine specimen collected in Sr. Rena cave, was found to be a female of Panstrongylus geniculatus.
Flávio Aparecido Terassini, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Jader de Oliveira   +2 more
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Patterns of antenal sensilla of Panstrongylus megistus from three Brazilian states [PDF]

, 2005
The objective of the present study was to analyze and describe the phenotype of the antennal sensilla of Panstrongylus megistus, one of the epidemiologically most important species of triatomines in Brazil.
Catala, Silvia Susana, Dias, J. C. P., Juberg, J., Silva, I. G., Villela, M. M.   +4 more
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DmCatD, a cathepsin D-like peptidase of the hematophagous insect Dipetalogaster maxima (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Purification, bioinformatic analyses and the significance of its interaction with lipophorin in the internalization by developing oocytes [PDF]

, 2018
DmCatD, a cathepsin D-like peptidase of the hematophagous insect Dipetalogaster maxima, is synthesized by the fat body and the ovary and functions as yolk protein precursor. Functionally, DmCatD is involved in vitellin proteolysis.
Arrese, Estela L., Canavoso, Lilian Etelvina, Carlini, Célia Regina R S, Defferrari, Marina S., Fruttero, Leonardo Luis, Leyria, Jimena, Ligabue Braun, Rodrigo, Settembrini, Beatriz Patricia, Soulages, José L.   +8 more
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Occurrence of positivity for Trypanosoma cruzi in triatomine from municipalities in Southeastern Brazil, from 2002 to 2004 Ocorrência e positividade para Trypanosoma cruzi em triatomíneos de municípios da região sudeste do Brasil, de 2002 a 2004

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
INTRODUCTION: from an epidemiological point of view, more than 120 species of triatomine (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) are known. The occurrence and positivity for Trypanosoma cruzi in triatomines in 16 municipalities of the Triângulo Mineiro and Alto ...
Márcia Beatriz Cardoso de Paula, Idessânia Nazareth da Costa, Paula de Albuquerque Freitas, Jean Ezequiel Limongi, Adalberto de Albuquerque Pajuaba Neto, Rogério de Melo Costa Pinto, Ana Lúcia Ribeiro Gonçalves, Julia Maria Costa-Cruz   +7 more
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