Molecular bloodmeal analyses reveal that Trypanosoma cruzi‐infected, native triatomine bugs often feed on humans in houses in central Brazil
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12324
Abstract: The identification of bloodmeal sources in triatomine bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is important in understanding vector–host associations and in measuring the risk for Chagas' disease transmission. The bloodmeal sources of triatomines infected with Trypanosoma cruzi (Trypanosomatida:… read more here.
Keywords: triatomine bugs; bloodmeal; cruzi infected; central brazil ... See more keywords
Chikungunya virus dissemination from the midgut of Aedes aegypti is associated with temporal basal lamina degradation during bloodmeal digestion
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005976
Abstract: In the mosquito, the midgut epithelium is the initial tissue to become infected with an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) that has been acquired from a vertebrate host along with a viremic bloodmeal. Following its replication in… read more here.
Keywords: bloodmeal; midgut; bloodmeal digestion; virus ... See more keywords
Dehydration Alters Transcript Levels in the Mosquito Midgut, Likely Facilitating Rapid Rehydration following a Bloodmeal
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DOI: 10.3390/insects14030274
Abstract: The mosquito midgut is an important site for bloodmeal regulation while also acting as a primary site for pathogen exposure within the mosquito. Recent studies show that exposure to dehydrating conditions alters mosquito bloodfeeding behaviors… read more here.
Keywords: mosquito midgut; bloodmeal; dehydration; dehydration alters ... See more keywords