Host use by vectors is important in understanding the transmission of zoonotic diseases,
which can affect humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Here, a synthesis of host …

This review focusses on the interactions between the etiologic agent of Chagas disease,
Trypanosoma cruzi, and its triatomine vector. The flagellate mainly colonizes the intestinal …

American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite
Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by blood-feeding triatomine bugs, is a chronic …

The aim of this paper was to analyse the active dispersal of Triatoma infestans and the role
of chickens as passive carriers of this insect in peridomestic areas of La Rioja, Argentina. To …

Abstract Although kissing bugs (Triatominae: Reduviidae) are perhaps best known as
vectors of Chagas disease, they are important experimental models in studies of insect …

Background Insecticide spraying efficiently controls house infestation by triatomine bugs, the
vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. The strategy, however, is ineffective against sylvatic …

Background Failure to detect a disease agent or vector where it actually occurs constitutes a
serious drawback in epidemiology. In the pervasive situation where no sampling technique …

An empirical model of flight initiation coupled with data from a longitudinal study predicted
that the flight dispersal of Triatoma infestans from peridomestic sites was more likely to occur …

Triatoma infestans is one of the main domestic vectors of Chagas disease. Reports of wild
habitat occurrences have recently increased. In Chile, after a successful elimination …

In July and October 2023, two live triatomine bugs were found inside a home in New Castle
County, Delaware. The bugs were identified as Triatoma sanguisuga, the most widespread …