Identification and characterization of the causative triatomine bugs of anaphylactic shock in Zhanjiang, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Two health concerns primarily related to triatomine bugs are transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi through infective feces, and allergic reactions induced by triatomine bites. In the Southwestern United States, reduviid bugs bites commonly cause insect allergy. In South China, four cases of anaphylactic shock have been reported after this bite exposure. To further classify the species of these bugs and confirm the sensitization of the triatomine saliva, we caught triatomine bugs from the region where the bites occurred and performed phylogenetic and immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis.

Methods

Triatomine bugs were collected in Donghai Island of Zhanjiang City in South China. The genomic DNA was extracted from three legs of the bugs. The fragments of mitochondrial 16S r

SUBMITTER: Huang YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291942 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature