Triatominae

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Triatominae [trī·ə′täm·ə‚nē]

(invertebrate zoology)

The kissing bugs, a subfamily of hemipteran insects in the family Reduviidae, distinguished by a long, slender rostrum.

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Cohen and Heinrich zu Dohna for revising the manuscript, and the European Community-Latin American Network for Research on the Biology and Control of Triatominae for helpful discussion.

Reinfestation sources for Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans, ... by Kitron, Uriel / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Distribution of domestic triatominae and stratification of Chagas disease transmission in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Human Trypanosoma cruzi infection and seropositivity in Dogs, Mexico by Garg, Nisha / Emerging Infectious Diseases

This disease is caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, and it is transmitted by bloodsucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae).

Genomic changes of Chagas disease vector, South America by Perez, Ruben / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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