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

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 c...

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Main Authors: Ya-Lan Huang, Da-Na Huang, Wei-Hua Wu, Fan Yang, Xiao-Min Zhang, Miao Wang, Yi-Jun Tang, Qian Zhang, Li-Fei Peng, Ren-Li Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Triatoma rubrofasciata
Chagas disease
Trypanosoma cruzi
Anaphylactic shock
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0509-1

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