The Triatomine Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CTIOC) is one of the institution’s oldest collections, with its holdings dating back to 1936. It currently comprises more than 13,000 specimens of triatomines, as well as other reduviids, all preserved dry and curated by the National and International Reference Laboratory in Triatomine Taxonomy (LNIRTT). The LNIRTT also maintains a triatomine insectary, which currently houses 22 species distributed across 51 colonies. These colonies provide live material for researchers working with vectors of Chagas disease.

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Available in the 'Policy for the Access of Data and Information on the Biological Collections', attached to the Organization Guide for the Biological Collections of Fiocruz, which can be obtained on the <a target='_blank' href='https://portal.fiocruz.br/pt-br/content/cole%C3%A7%C3%B5es-biol%C3%B3gicas'> Biological Collections </a> web page from Fiocruz Portal.

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Fiocruz - CTIOC - Coleção de Triatomíneos do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

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