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

In the past 15 years, there have been major advances in the control of Chagas disease in
most of the countries endemic for this infection. Attention now turns to the future continuity of …

Chagas disease is amongst the ten most important neglected tropical diseases but
knowledge on the diversification of its vectors, Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is very …

Background Among Chagas disease triatomine vectors, the largest genus, Triatoma,
includes species of high public health interest. Triatoma dimidiata, the main vector …

The single celled eukaryote Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasite transmitted by numerous species
of triatomine bug in the Americas, causes Chagas disease in humans. T. cruzi generally …

Triatomines are hemipteran bugs acting as vectors of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma
cruzi. This parasite causes Chagas disease, one of the major parasitic diseases in the …

The genome of Triatoma delpontei Romaña & Abalos 1947 is the largest within Heteroptera,
approximately two to three times greater than other evaluated Heteroptera genomes. Here …

We report Trypanosoma cruzi infection in wild and domestic mammals from three orally
acquired Chagas disease outbreak areas in Brazil. Cachoeiro do Arari (Pará) displayed a …

Malária, sífilis, tuberculose, ebola, gripe, aids, sarampo e outros males que atacam a
humanidade revelam muito mais da nossa história do que imaginamos. Os passos do …

Sustainability has become a focal point of the international agenda. At the heart of its range
of distribution in the Gran Chaco Region, the elimination of Triatoma infestans has failed …