Vector competence and feeding-excretion behavior of Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1843) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) infected with Trypanosoma cruzi TcVI.

• Main Authors: Thaiane Verly (Author), Stephanie Costa (Author), Nathanielly Lima (Author), Jacenir Mallet (Author), Francisco Odêncio (Author), Mirian Pereira (Author), Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira (Author), Constança Britto (Author), Márcio G Pavan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Several studies addressed changes on the insect vector behavior due to parasite infection, but little is known for triatomine bugs, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. We assessed infection rates and metacyclogenesis of T. cruzi (TcVI...