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
Identification and characterization of the causative triatomine bugs of anaphylactic shock in Zhanjiang, China
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DOI: 10.1186/s40249-018-0509-1
Abstract: BackgroundTwo health concerns primarily related to triatomine bugs are transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi through infective feces, and allergic reactions induced by triatomine bites. In the Southwestern United States, reduviid bugs bites commonly cause insect allergy.… read more here.
Keywords: triatomine; south china; triatomine bugs; zhanjiang ... See more keywords