Bloodmeal metabarcoding of Triatoma dimidiata from Guatemala

Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, is primarily transmitted by triatomine insects, including Triatoma dimidiata. In Central America, vector control programs have significantly reduced transmission; however, certain regions, such as Comapa, Jutiapa, Guatemala, continue to experience persistent T. dimidiata infestation.
Amplicon deep-sequencing analysis from triatomines identified seven vertebrate species and one insect family as hosts upon which triatomines have previously fed, with chickens being the most common blood source, followed by rats, dogs, humans, cats, pigs, ducks, mice, and a genus of cockroaches., Between June and August 2022, entomological surveys were conducted in four communities of Comapa. Households were systematically searched for triatomines, which were collected and processed for bloodmeal analysis  to assess host feeding patterns., , # Bloodmeal metabarcoding of *Triatoma dimidiata* from Guatemala

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pzgmsbczg](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pzgmsbczg)

## Description of the data and file structure

The data from this submission belong to the following two manuscripts. 

Jose G. Juarez, Andrea M. Moller-Vasquez, María Granados-Presa, Pamela Pennington, Norma Padilla, Sujata Balasubramanian, Lisa D. Auckland, Elsa Berganza, Estuardo Alvarado Liberato, Henry Esquivel, Ranferi Trampe, Louisa A. Messenger, Celia Córdon-Rosales, Gabriel L. Hamer, Sarah A. Hamer.(2025) Triatoma dimidiata, domestic animals and acute Chagas disease: A 10-year follow-up after an eco-bio-social intervention. Parasites and Vectors. 

Yuexun Tian, Nadia Fernandez, Jose G. Juarez, Henry Esquivel, Andrea M. Moller-Vasquez, María Granados-Presa, Adriana Echeverria, Pamela Pennington, Juan Pablo Fimbres-Macias, Walter Roachell, Paul Lenhart, Theresa Casey, Molly Keck, Carolyn Hodo, Chris Downs, Sarah Sittenauer, Claire N...,