title: First isolation of Trypanosoma cruzi from a wild-caught Triatoma sanguisuga (LeConte) (Hemiptera: Triatominae) in Florida, U.S.A.
abstract: An adult female Triatoma sanguisuga was found to be naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. This is the first report of a T. cruzi infection in this bug in Florida and suggests that a study of trypanosomiasis in reservoirs and vectors in north Florida is warranted.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, Entomology and Nematology Department, Gainesville 32611.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D014224:Triatoma / Q000469:parasitology*; D014225:Triatominae / Q000469:parasitology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000302:isolation & purification*