Ecological patterns of blood-feeding by kissing-bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Host use by vectors is important in understanding the transmission of zoonotic diseases, which can affect humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Here, a synthesis of host exploitation patterns by kissing-bugs, vectors of Chagas disease, is presented. For this synthesis, an extensive literature revie...

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Main Authors: Jorge Eduardo Rabinovich, Uriel Dan Kitron, Yamila Obed, Miho Yoshioka, Nicole Gottdenker, Luis Fernando Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000400016&lng=en&tlng=en