Dangerous appetite: The impact of Trypanosoma cruzi infection on the feeding and defecation behaviors of Triatoma dimidiata sensu lato (Latreille, 1811)
Overall, these findings suggest that T. cruzi alters the feeding and defecation behaviors of T. dimidiata in a way that could enhance its transmission potential.
Authors
- Joel Moo-Millán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-7689)
- Ivette Guadalupe Hernández-Bolio
- Irving Jesús May-Concha
- Víctor Andrés Garrido-González
- Mirely del Carmen Franco-Sosa
- Etienne Waleckx
Institutions
- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Autonomous University of Yucatán (MX)
- Universidad del Valle de Orizaba (MX)
- Services déconcentrés d'appui à la recherche Occitanie-Montpellier (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013872
- Primary Topic
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00