Humans as blood-feeding sources in sylvatic triatomines of Chile unveiled by next-generation sequencing

Humans as blood-feeding sources in sylvatic triatomines of Chile unveiled by next-generation sequencing

Abstract Background Triatomines are blood-sucking insects capable of transmitting Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease in humans. Vectorial transmission entails an infected triatomine feeding on a vertebrate host, release of triatomine infective dejections, and host infection b...

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Main Authors: Esteban San Juan, Raúl Araya-Donoso, Catalina Sierra-Rosales, Juana P. Correa, Nicol Quiroga, Ricardo Campos-Soto, Aldo Solari, Martin Llewellyn, Antonella Bacigalupo, Carezza Botto-Mahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Mepraia spinolai
Mepraia parapatrica
Triatoma infestans
Chagas disease
NGS
Chile
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05841-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05841-x

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