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Vector competence and feeding-excretion behavior of Triatoma rubrovaria (Blanchard, 1843) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) infected with Trypanosoma cruzi TcVI

BACKGROUND: Several studies addressed changes on the insect vector behavior due to parasite infection, but little is known for triatomine bugs, vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. We assessed infection rates and metacyclogenesis of T. cruzi (TcVI) in fifth-instar n...

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Autores principales: Verly, Thaiane, Costa, Stephanie, Lima, Nathanielly, Mallet, Jacenir, Odêncio, Francisco, Pereira, Mirian, Moreira, Carlos José de Carvalho, Britto, Constança, Pavan, Márcio G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32970687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008712