Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", IBILCE/UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Feb;100(2):303-305. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0075.
Chagas disease is a public health problem caused by the protozoan that affects about 8 million people worldwide. The main form of transmission of is vectorial, through triatomines feces contaminated with the parasite. All species are considered as potential vectors of . The main identification keys of these vectors are based only on morphological characters. However, there are very similar or even same species (cryptic species) that may lead to wrong classification of the vectors. Therefore, we developed an identification key using cytogenetic data, to aid and help the correct classification of triatomines. From the cytogenetic characters, identification keys were created for the five Brazilian states (Alagoas, Amapá, Ceará, Roraima, and Santa Catarina). These data are important because the correct classification of triatomines helps directly the activity of the vector control programs.
恰加斯病是一种由原生动物引起的公共卫生问题，影响着全球约 8000 万人。的主要传播形式是媒介传播，通过受寄生虫污染的三锥虫粪便。所有物种都被认为是 的潜在媒介。这些媒介的主要鉴定关键仅基于形态特征。然而，存在非常相似甚至相同的物种（隐种），这可能导致媒介的错误分类。因此，我们开发了一种使用细胞遗传学数据的鉴定关键，以帮助和帮助正确分类三锥虫。从细胞遗传学特征出发，为巴西的五个州（阿拉戈斯、阿马帕、塞阿拉、罗赖马和圣卡塔琳娜）创建了鉴定关键。这些数据非常重要，因为三锥虫的正确分类直接有助于控制计划的实施。
