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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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Viral metagenome characterization reveals species-specific virome profiles in Triatominae populations from the southern United States. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Kissing bugs (Triatominae) are hematophagous insects and the principal vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. While their bacterial microbiomes have received considerable attention, the diversity of viruses associated with ...
Insan Habib, Juan Camilo Hernandez-Valencia, Jana Martinu, Eva Novakova   +3 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi : time for international recognition as a foodborne parasite [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Rhodnius ecuadoriensis is the main triatomine vector of Chagas disease, American trypanosomiasis, in Southern Ecuador and Northern Peru.
Alarcón de Noya, Belkisyolé, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Noya González, Oscar, Robertson, Lucy J, Torgerson, Paul R   +4 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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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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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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Conocimientos actuales sobre Trypanosoma cruzi y la enfermedad de Chagas en México: una revisión sistemática

Salud Pública de México, 2023
Objetivo. Sistematizar, evaluar y sintetizar la investigación original específica en México sobre la zoonosis por Trypano-soma cruzi, los vectores (Triatominae: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) y la enfermedad de Chagas (EC). Material y métodos.
Iván E. Bravo-Ramírez, Angelica Pech-May, Irving Jesús May-Concha, Janine M. Ramsey   +3 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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