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Kissing Bug

Triatoma infestans

About

The principal vector of Chagas disease in South America that feeds on sleeping humans at night. It typically bites near the lips and defecates near the wound, transmitting Trypanosoma cruzi.

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Did You Know?

Southern Cone countries launched a major initiative that eliminated it from large areas of Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay.