First records of Triatoma rubrofasciata (De Geer, 1773) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) in Foshan, Guangdong Province, Southern China

• Main Authors: Qin Liu (Author), Yun-Hai Guo (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Zheng-Bin Zhou (Author), Liang-Liang Zhang (Author), Dan Zhu (Author), Xiao-Nong Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Triatomines, also known as kissing bugs, which are found throughout the world and especially in Latin America, are well known natural vectors that transmit American trypanosomiasis, also called Chagas disease. In China, the presence of two species of Triatoma (Triatoma rubrofasci...