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Massive invasion on a Triatominae insectarium (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) by Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae) [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023
Background: Triatominae are vectors of the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. This study aims to report an infestation on Triatominae colonies by a beetle, previously identified as a pest.
Jader de Oliveira, Jiří Háva, João Aristeu da Rosa, Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana   +3 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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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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Geological Changes of the Americas and their Influence on the Diversification of the Neotropical Kissing Bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
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.
Silvia A Justi, Cleber Galvão, Carlos G Schrago   +2 more
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Morphological and Ultrastructural Characterization of Hemocytes in an Insect Model, the Hematophagous Dipetalogaster maxima (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Insects, 2021
Hemocytes, the cells present in the hemolymph of insects and other invertebrates, perform several physiological functions, including innate immunity.
Natalia R. Moyetta, Fabián O. Ramos, Jimena Leyria, Lilián E. Canavoso, Leonardo L. Fruttero   +4 more
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Proteomic Mapping of Multifunctional Complexes Within Triatomine Saliva

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Triatomines are hematophagous insects that transmit Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. This neglected tropical disease represents a global health issue as it is spreading worldwide.
Paula Beatriz Santiago, Sébastien Charneau, Samuel Coelho Mandacaru, Kaio Luís da Silva Bentes, Izabela Marques Dourado Bastos, Marcelo Valle de Sousa, Carlos André O. Ricart, Carla Nunes de Araújo, Jaime Martins Santana   +8 more
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Morphology, Life Cycle, Environmental Factors and Fitness – a Machine Learning Analysis in Kissing Bugs (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Populations are permanently evolving and their evolution will influence their survival and reproduction, which will then alter demographic parameters.
Jorge E. Rabinovich
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Molecular detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species in triatomines found in urban households and Peridomiciles in a city with high prevalence of tuberculosis in Northeastern Brazil

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2022
Background: Triatomine insects, native to northeastern Brazil, have been found in the urban peridomicile. The city of Sobral has a high number of tuberculosis cases and several triatomine species.
Caroliny Soares Silva, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Karla Valéria Batista Lima, Rosa Livia Freitas de Almeida, Marília Lima da Conceição, Cynara Carvalho Parente, Amanda Albuquerque Rocha, Thales Candido da Silva, Soraya de Oliveira Sancho, Cristiane Cunha Frota   +9 more
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Metaciclogénesis de Trypanosoma cruzi en Belminus ferroae (Reduviidae: Triatominae) y capacidad infectiva de las heces en condiciones de laboratorio

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2021
Introducción. Belminus ferroae es un triatomino de comportamiento entomófago, sin embargo, puede alimentarse de vertebrados ocasionalmente. No se ha demostrado infección natural por Trypanosoma cruzi en esta especie, como tampoco la metaciclogénesis del ...
Maritza Alarcón, Cesare Colasante, Sonia Araujo, Reinaldo Gutiérrez -Marín, Dalmiro Cazorla-Perfetti, Claudia Magaly Sandoval-Ramírez   +5 more
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Wings or hemelytra? brief considerations on terminology in studies with Triatominae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2021
The epidemiological significance and biological character of Triatominae are frequently explored, but errors in morphological terminology are common. We discuss the importance of using morphological terminology correctly.
Tiago Belintani, Vinicius Fernandes Paiva, Jader Oliveira, Hélcio Gil-Santana, João Aristeu da Rosa   +4 more
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