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

The field of morphometrics is developing quickly. Recent advances have enabled geometric
techniques to be applied to many zoological problems, particularly those involving …

We review the epidemiological role of domestic and commensal hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi
using a quantitative approach, and compiled> 400 reports on their natural infection. We link …

Public health insecticides play a crucial role in malaria control and elimination programmes.
Many other arthropods, including mechanical and biological vectors of infectious diseases …

The Triatominae are vectors for Trypanosoma cruzi, the aetiological agent of the neglected
tropical Chagas disease. Their distribution stretches across Latin America, with some …

Triatominae are the largest radiation of haematophagous species within the true bugs
(Hemiptera) and the sole vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas, the causative agent of …

Chagas disease persists as one of the most important, and yet most neglected, diseases in
the world, and several changes in its epidemiological aspects have been recorded since its …

Reactivation of Chagas Disease (CD) is a global public health issue. Reactivation of
disease can affect the management of CD and its clinical outcome, adding pressure to …

Triatominae bugs are the vectors of Chagas disease, a major concern to public health
especially in Latin America, where vector-borne Chagas disease has undergone …

The infection with the hemoflagellate parasite Trypanosoma cruzi originates from America
where the wildlife cycle remains to alternate between mammals and hematophagous …