"Triatominae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subfamily of assassin bugs (REDUVIIDAE) that are obligate blood-suckers of vertebrates. Included are the genera TRIATOMA; RHODNIUS; and PANSTRONGYLUS, which are vectors of TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, the agent of CHAGAS DISEASE in humans.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700.850
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Triatominae" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Triatominae" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Triatominae" by people in Profiles.
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Remarkable genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in two localities of southern Ecuador identified via deep sequencing of mini-exon gene amplicons. Parasit Vectors. 2020 May 14; 13(1):252.
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Meiotic sex in Chagas disease parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Nat Commun. 2019 09 03; 10(1):3972.
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Chagas disease vector blood meal sources identified by protein mass spectrometry. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0189647.
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Bug Smash, Bug Splash: A Case Report of an Unusual Transmission of American Trypanosomiasis with a Brief Review of the Literature. Am J Case Rep. 2016 Dec 29; 17:993-996.
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Salivary Thromboxane A2-Binding Proteins from Triatomine Vectors of Chagas Disease Inhibit Platelet-Mediated Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) Formation and Arterial Thrombosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015; 9(6):e0003869.
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A new endemic focus of Chagas disease in the northern region of Veraguas Province, Western Half Panama, Central America. PLoS One. 2012; 7(4):e34657.
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Autonomic dysfunction and risk factors associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection among children in Arequipa, Peru. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Jan; 84(1):85-90.
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Targeted screening strategies to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2007 Dec 26; 1(3):e103.
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[Forms of Trypanosoma cruzi in feces of Triatomidae inoculated in the celomic cavity]. Rev Bras Biol. 1981 Aug; 41(3):615-7.