Research progress of Triatoma rubrofasciata, the vector of Chagas disease
10.3760/cma.j.cn231583-20220615-00218
- VernacularTitle:恰加斯病传播媒介红带锥蝽的研究进展
- Author:
Yunjia TIAN
1
;
Qin LIU
Author Information
1. 中国疾病预防控制中心寄生虫病预防控制所 国家热带病研究中心 国家卫生健康委员会寄生虫病原与媒介生物学重点实验室 WHO热带病合作中心 国家级热带病国际联合研究中心，上海 200025
- Keywords:
Triatoma rubrofasciata;
Chagas disease;
Vector
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2023;42(3):252-258
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Chagas disease (also known as American trypanosomiasis) is a zoonotic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. It has a long incubation period and low diagnosis rate. At present, there is no vaccine to prevent it, and there is no specific drug at the late stage of the disease. Therefore, some scholars call it "new AIDS". In the past two decades, Chagas disease has spread from the main epidemic area of Latin America to other non-epidemic countries. At the same time, Triatoma rubrofasciata, one of its main vectors, is widely distributed in the world, including some humid and warm southern areas of China. Therefore, in this paper, the distribution characteristics, biology and molecular biology of Triatoma rubrofasciata are comprehensively reviewed, in order to provide reference for the prevention and control of imported Chagas disease in China.
