Higher temperatures reduce the number of Trypanosoma cruzi parasites in the vector Triatoma pallidipennis

Abstract Background Relatively little is known about how pathogens transmitted by vector insects are affected by changing temperatures analogous to those occurring in the present global warming scenario. One expectation is that, like their ectothermic vectors, an increase in temperature could reduce...

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Main Authors: Berenice González-Rete, Ana E. Gutiérrez-Cabrera, José Antonio de Fuentes-Vicente, Paz María Salazar-Schettino, Margarita Cabrera-Bravo, Alex Córdoba-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04872-6