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kissing bug
(redirected from Triatoma protracta)

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kissing bug: see assassin bug assassin bug, common name for members of the family Reduviidae, one of the largest and most varied groups belonging to the order Hemiptera (suborder Heteroptera).
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A first application was an attempt to identify mammalian hosts of the Triatoma protracta group of Chagas disease vectors in Mexico (22), which succeeded in anticipating the mammal hosts of 5 of 5 species for which a test was possible.
Ecologic niche modeling and spatial patterns of disease transmission by Peterson, A. Townsend / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Twelve species of triatomines are known to occur in the United States, the most important being Triatoma sanguisuga in the eastern United States, Triatoma gerstaeckeri in the region of Texas and New Mexico, and Triatoma rubida and Triatoma protracta in Arizona and California (4,5).
Chagas disease in a domestic transmission cycle in Southern Texas, ... by Robinson, Laura E. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Biosystematics and hosts of the Triatoma protracta complex in North America (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) (Rodentia: Cricetidae).
Ecologic niche modeling and potential reservoirs for Chagas disease, ... by Ramsey, Janine M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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