Waleckx Etienne, Depickere Stéphanie, Salas R., Aliaga C., Monje M., Calle H., Buitrago R., Noireau François, Brenière Simone Frédérique. (2012). New discoveries of sylvatic Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera : Reduviidae) throughout the Bolivian Chaco. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86 (3), p. 455-458. ISSN 0002-9637.
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New discoveries of sylvatic Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera : Reduviidae) throughout the Bolivian Chaco
Waleckx Etienne, Depickere Stéphanie, Salas R., Aliaga C., Monje M., Calle H., Buitrago R., Noireau François, Brenière Simone Frédérique
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012,
86 (3), p. 455-458 ISSN 0002-9637
Sylvatic populations of Triatoma infestans might be involved in the recolonization of human dwellings. We report here the discoveries of new T infestans sylvatic foci in the Bolivian Chaco. Eighty-one triatomines were caught, 38 of which were identified as T. infestans. Triatoma sordida and Panstrongylus geniculatus were the other species collected. One T. infestans and one T. sordida were infected with Trypanosoma cruzi Tcl; one T. infestans was infected with Tell. These discoveries add to the debate on the geographic distribution of sylvatic T. infestans populations, the geographic origin of the species, and the epidemiological role of these populations.
