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Phylogenetic and phenotypic relationships of the Triatoma sordida subcomplex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae).
Acta tropica - 1 Dec 2020
Belintani Tiago, Oliveira Jader, Pinotti Heloisa, Silva Lucas Abrantes, Alevi Kaio Cesar Chaboli, Galvão Cleber, Rosa João Aristeu da
Abstract excerpt
Chagas disease, whose etiological agent is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects millions of people worldwide and it is mainly transmitted by infected triatomine feces. Triatoma is the most diverse genus and one of the most important from an epidemiological point of view. Species of this genus are grouped into eight complexes and nine subcomplexes. Triatoma sordida subcomplex consists of T. garciabesi, T....
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