Kissing bugs, also known as triatomine bugs or conenose bugs, are blood-sucking insects that get their nickname from their ...

Given that transmission to humans depends on suitable contact between vector populations and people, the main risk for human infection falls on triatomine species that are relatively advanced in ...

Distribution of triatomine-transmitted trypanosomiasis in Colombia and new records of the bugs and infections. J Med Entomol 8: 159-172. D'Alessandro A, Barreto P, Saravia N, Baretto M 1984.