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Triatominae MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Triatominae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.700.850
Unique ID
D014225
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014225
Annotation
vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi; do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note
A subfamily of assassin bugs (REDUVIIDAE) that are obligate blood-suckers of vertebrates. Included are the genera TRIATOMA; RHODNIUS; and PANSTRONGYLUS, which are vectors of TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, the agent of CHAGAS DISEASE in humans.
Registry Number
txid70999
Previous Indexing
Insect Vectors (1966)
Insects (1966)
Public MeSH Note
91; see TRIATOMIDAE 1979-90, see TRIATOMINAE 1973-78; for TRIATOMIDAE see TRIATOMINAE 1991-98
History Note
91(67)
Date Established
1973/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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