Thermal performance of the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans, under thermal variability.

ABSTRACT: Vector-borne diseases (VBD) are particularly susceptible to climate change because most of the diseases' vectors are ectotherms, which themselves are susceptible to thermal changes. The Chagas disease is one neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. One of the main vectors of the Chagas disease in South America is Triatoma infestans, a species traditionally considered to be restricted to domestic or peridomestic habitats, but sylvatic foci have also been described along its distribution. The infestation of wild individuals, together with the projections of environmental changes due to global warming, urge the need to understand the relationship between temperature and the vector's performance. Here, we evaluated the impact of temperature variability on

SUBMITTER: Clavijo-Baquet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7904210 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature