Insect vector for Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas' disease
Source: NCBI BioProject (ID PRJNA13645)
Source: NCBI BioProject (ID PRJNA13645)
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Project name: Rhodnius prolixus
Description: Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector for the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, spreads Chagas' disease, also known as American Trypanosomiasis. R. prolixus is the principal vector in Central America and the northern part of South America. Chagas' disease impacts approximately 20 million people in South America, killing 50,000 a year.
Related RefSeq project: PRJNA13648; PRJNA71323; PRJNA191820; PRJNA281760; PRJNA309077; PRJNA661813; PRJNA624187; PRJNA624904; PRJNA729781; PRJNA694974; PRJNA884657; PRJNA924824
Last updated: 2005-03-03