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Adult Rhodnius prolixus.
This photograph shows an adult Rhodnius prolixus, which is the most important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Central America, Venezuela, and Colombia. R. prolixus is extremely well adapted to human habitat and is responsible for high infestation rates in houses and also for high infection prevalences in human populations. Insect vector populations are susceptible to insecticides, and domiciliated populations can be eliminated when suitable control programmes are established (see Castillo-Riquelme et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000336).
Image Credit: Felipe Guhl, Universidad de los Andes
Citation: (2008) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 2(11) November 2008. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2(11): ev02.i11. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v02.i11
Published: November 25, 2008
Copyright: © 2008 Guhl. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
This photograph shows an adult Rhodnius prolixus, which is the most important vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Central America, Venezuela, and Colombia. R. prolixus is extremely well adapted to human habitat and is responsible for high infestation rates in houses and also for high infection prevalences in human populations. Insect vector populations are susceptible to insecticides, and domiciliated populations can be eliminated when suitable control programmes are established (see Castillo-Riquelme et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000336).
Image Credit: Felipe Guhl, Universidad de los Andes