Rhodnius prolixus
Rhodnius prolixus is a triatomine vector of the Chagas disease parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, in South and Central America. Chagas disease is a chronic condition which affects 8 to 10 million people and is the cause of around 20,000 deaths per year.
Triatomine insects release parasites in their faeces immediately after a blood meal. Infection occurs after the human host scratches the bite area, thus transferring parasites into the bite wound.
Strains, genome assemblies and gene sets
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Tools and data resources
Recent news
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June 24, 2019 | New RNAseq tracks have been added for 25 species |
October 25, 2017 | Updates to the gene sets for 30 species |
June 26, 2017 | Update to annotated transcriptomes, including the recent Triatoma sp datasets |