Chagas come from when the kissing bug responsible defecates on the wound it caused after feeding on a human. I do not believe the African species transmit Chagas, and even still it would have to defecate on your open wound to transmit it.Resurrecting an old thread here for clarification.
I was researching the pet Platymeris species, and also Psytalla horrida specifically. Definitively, can/do the African species carry Chagas, or any other disease transmittable to humans?
I realise they have a nasty bite, but wanted to be sure these disease issues are restricted to their blood sucking american couterparts.
Many thanks!
Jason