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Trypanosoma cruzi-infected Rhodnius prolixus endure increased predation facilitating parasite transmission to mammal hosts

Triatomine bugs aggregate with conspecifics inside shelters during daylight hours. At dusk, they leave their refuges searching for hosts on which to blood feed. After finding a host, triatomines face the threat of being killed, because hosts often prey on them. As it is known that many parasites ind...

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Autores principales: Marliére, Newmar Pinto, Lorenzo, Marcelo Gustavo, Guarneri, Alessandra Aparecida
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8279422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34197458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009570