CDC warns of 'kissing bug' disease spread in U.S.
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MADRID, SPAIN - 2025/05/09: Panstrongylus megistus displayed in Faunia zoo. Panstrongylus megistus is a blood-drinking insect in the subfamily Triatominae, is an important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. (Photo by Marcos ...
EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 9 (UPI) --The risk of contracting Chagas disease in Texas is higher than researchers thought, based on the number of insects found in a new study to carry the parasite that causes it. Triatominae, also known as "assassin bugs" or ...
Aim The tribe Rhodniini is one of six comprising the subfamily Triatominae (Heteroptera: Reduviidae), notorious as blood-sucking household pests and vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi throughout Latin America. The human and economic cost of this disease in the ...
Sometimes, the most dangerous threats come in tiny packages. While the idea of deadly insects might conjure horror films, the real world has an even more chilling story. These small creatures, be it bees,
Health officials in southern China have appealed on social media for the public to look out for South American “kissing bugs” after a feared outbreak of the potentially fatal tropical disease Chagas, state media reported on Friday. The Centre for ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aim: To quantify the latitudinal gradient in species richness in the New World Triatominae and to explore the species-energy and area hypotheses as possible causes. Location: The gradient was ...
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