Browsing by Subject "Chagas Disease/transmission"

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Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi

Salazar Sánchez, Renzo Sadath; Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Tustin, Aaron W.; Borrini-Mayori, Katty; Naquira Velarde, Cesar Gabriel; Levy, Michael Z. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015)

Populations of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius, have recently undergone explosive growth. Bed bugs share many important traits with triatomine insects, but it remains unclear whether these similarities include the ...
Host-seeking behavior and dispersal of Triatoma infestans, a vector of Chagas disease, under semi-field conditions

Castillo Neyra, Ricardo; Barbu, Corentin M.; Salazar Sánchez, Renzo Sadath; Borrini, Katty; Naquira Velarde, Cesar Gabriel; Levy, Michael Z. (Public Library of Science, 2015)

Chagas disease affects millions of people in Latin America. The control of this vector-borne disease focuses on halting transmission by reducing or eliminating insect vector populations. Most transmission of Trypanosoma ...

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