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Microsatellite variation revealed panmictic pattern for Triatoma brasiliensis (Triatominae: Reduviidae) in rural northeastern Brazil: the control measures implications.
BMC genetics - 27 Aug 2020
Bezerra Claudia Mendonça, Belisário Carlota Josefovicz, D'Ávilla Pessoa Grasielle Caldas, Rosa Aline Cristine Luiz, Barezani Carla Patrícia, Ferreira Flávio Campos, Ramos Alberto Novaes, Gürtler Ricardo Esteban, Diotaiuti Liléia
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911 is the main vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the caatinga of Northeastern Brazil. Despite of its epidemiological relevance, there are few studies on its genetic variability. Using microsatellite markers, we characterized the variability and dynamics of infestation and reinfestation of T. brasiliensis after residual insecticide spraying in five surveys conducted in a...
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