A method for the identification of guinea pig blood meal in the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans

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J.C. Pizarro · University of Saint Francis Xavier

Abstract

The results in assay 1 demonstrated that DNA from the vertebrate host can be amplified 1-40 hours post feeding from the abdomen of the blood-feeding Chagas disease vector Triatoma infestans. The results in assay 2 confirmed that the procedure works on insects collected from households and peri-domestic structures and that the source of a blood meal can be determined at least 2 months post feeding.

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Trypanosoma species research and implications Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences Mosquito-borne diseases and control

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Published in: Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease

Volume 6, Issue 1, pp. 1-1

DOI: 10.1186/1475-9292-6-1

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A method for the identification of guinea pig blood meal in the Chagas disease vector, Triatoma infestans

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