Blood-Meal Sources and <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Infection in Coastal and Insular Triatomine Bugs from the Atacama Desert of Chile

Blood-Meal Sources and <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Infection in Coastal and Insular Triatomine Bugs from the Atacama Desert of Chile

<i>Mepraia parapatrica</i> is one of the lesser known and less abundant sylvatic triatomine species naturally infected by the protozoan <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. <i>M. parapatrica</i> lives in sympatry with <i>T. cruz...

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Main Authors: Nicol Quiroga, Juana P. Correa, Ricardo Campos-Soto, Esteban San Juan, Raúl Araya-Donoso, Gabriel Díaz-Campusano, Christian R. González, Carezza Botto-Mahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>Mepraia parapatrica</i>
wild <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> cycle
wild triatomine vector
<i>Microlophus</i>
<i>Abrothrix</i>
vector-borne disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/4/785

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