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Morphological Stasis in Time? A Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis Study Using Geometric Morphometrics in the Long Run [PDF]

Animals, 2022
Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis Neiva, 1911 is one of the most important vectors of Chagas disease in the Brazilian semiarid regions in the north-east. The risk imposed by T. b.
Letícia Paschoaletto, Carolina Dale, Vanessa Lima-Neiva, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Jader de Oliveira, Hugo A. Benítez, Jane Costa   +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of Vectorial Capacity Among Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis, Triatoma juazeirensis, and Their Experimental Hybrids [PDF]

Microorganisms
The existence of a natural hybridization zone of members of the Triatoma brasiliensis complex in Pernambuco, a Brazilian state with areas highly infested by Trypanosoma cruzi vectors, raised questions to be studied about the vectorial capacity of these ...
Nathália Cordeiro Correia, Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira, Fernanda Oliveira Firmino, Dayse da Silva Rocha, João Paulo Sales Oliveira-Correia, Cleber Galvão, Jane Costa   +6 more
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Does Triatoma brasiliensis occupy the same environmental niche space as Triatoma melanica? [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2015
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de Souza Rde C, Campolina-Silva GH, Bezerra CM, Diotaiuti L, Gorla DE.   +4 more
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Experimental Hybrids of the Triatoma brasiliensis Species Complex Show Higher Susceptibility to the Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Than Their Parentals [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
The Triatoma brasiliensis species complex is a monophyletic group encompassing two subspecies and six species. Recently, a hybrid zone of members of this complex was recorded in the state of Pernambuco.
Nathália Correia, Letícia Paschoaletto, Carolina Reigada, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira, Jane Costa   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The connection between Trypanosoma cruzi transmission cycles by Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis: A threat to human health in an area susceptible to desertification in the Seridó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
An outbreak of Chagas disease, possibly involving its vector Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis, was identified in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN).
Vanessa Lima-Neiva, Helena Keiko Toma, Lúcia Maria Abrantes Aguiar, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Letícia Paschoaletto Dias, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, Jane Costa   +6 more
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Triatoma chiarii sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae): a new species in the Triatoma brasiliensis complex from Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background A new triatomine species was discovered in the semiarid Caatinga region of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, where it coexists with Triatoma brasiliensis in both natural and artificial habitats.
Andressa Noronha Barbosa-Silva, Nathan Ravi Medeiros Honorato, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, Carolina Dale, João Luís Reis Cunha, Carlos Eduardo Almeida, Samuel Alexandre Pimenta Carvalho, Ana Carolina Passos, Flávio Campos Ferreira, Paulo Marcos da Matta Guedes, Daniela Maeda Takiya, Liléia Gonçalves Diotaiuti, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Carlos Ramon do Nascimento Brito, Antonia Claudia Jácome da Câmara, Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão   +15 more
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The mitogenome of Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), the main Chagas disease vector in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Background Triatoma brasiliensis brasiliensis is the primary vector of Chagas disease in Brazil's semi-arid regions, exhibiting adaptability to various environments, including domestic and peridomestic.
Carlos E. Almeida, Lifeng Du, Jingwen Wang, Dayane Pires-Silva, Elaine Folly-Ramos, Myrian Harry, Cleber Galvão   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Microsatellite variation revealed panmictic pattern for Triatoma brasiliensis (Triatominae: Reduviidae) in rural northeastern Brazil: the control measures implications. [PDF]

BMC Genet, 2020
Background Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911 is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the caatinga of Northeastern Brazil. Despite of its epidemiological relevance, there are few studies on its genetic variability.
Bezerra CM, Belisário CJ, D'Ávilla Pessoa GC, Rosa ACL, Barezani CP, Ferreira FC, Ramos AN, Gürtler RE, Diotaiuti L.   +8 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Under-Expression of Chemosensory Genes in Domiciliary Bugs of the Chagas Disease Vector Triatoma brasiliensis. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2016
In Latin America, the bloodsucking bugs Triatominae are vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Chemical elimination programs have been launched to control Chagas disease vectors.
Marchant A, Mougel F, Jacquin-Joly E, Costa J, Almeida CE, Harry M.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Entomological survey in the state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, reveals intradomiciliary colonization of Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma. [PDF]

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2017
This survey aimed to assess the presence of triatomine vectors of Chagas disease within the rural communities of São João do Piauí, Northeast Brazil. Intradomiciliary and peridomiciliary collection strategies were implemented wherein 279 specimens of ...
Santos SMD, Sousa DM, Santos JPD, Vieira JFPDN, Gonçalves TCM, Santos-Mallet JRD, Carvalho-Costa FA.   +6 more
europepmc   +5 more sources