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Reduviidae

Used for:

Panstrongylus

Used for:

Rhodnius

Used for:

Triatoma

Broader Terms:

Insecta

Related Terms:

arthropod borne communicable disease

Related Terms:

trypanosomiasis

Scope Note:

family of winged insects of the suborder Heteroptera, called assassin bugs, because most prey on other insects; however one subfamily, Triatominae, attacks humans and other vertebrates and transmits Chagas disease.

Term Number:

5004-0069


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