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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 Numbers: txid70999
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966); Insect Vectors (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

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Triatominae MeSH Descriptor Data 2024