@article{fdi:010066854,
  title = {{B}lood meal sources of wild and domestic {T}riatoma infestans ({H}emiptera : {R}eduviidae) in {B}olivia : connectivity between cycles of transmission of {T}rypanosoma cruzi},
  author = {{B}uitrago, {R}. and {B}osseno, {M}arie-{F}rance and {D}epickere, {S}. and {W}aleckx, {E}tienne and {S}alas, {R}. and {A}liaga, {C}. and {B}arnab{\'e}, {C}hristian and {B}reni{\`e}re, {S}imone {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {C}hagas disease is a major public health problem in {L}atin {A}merica. {I}ts etiologic agent, {T}rypanosoma cruzi, is mainly transmitted through the contaminated faeces of blood-sucking insects called triatomines. {T}riatoma infestans is the main vector in various countries in {S}outh {A}merica and recently, several foci of wild populations of this species have been described in {B}olivia and other countries. {T}hese wild populations are suspected of affecting the success of insecticide control campaigns being carried out in {S}outh {A}merica. {T}o assess the risk that these {T}. infestans populations pose to human health, it is helpful to determine blood meal sources. {M}ethods: {I}n the present work, blood meals were identified in various {B}olivian wild {T}. infestans populations and in three specific areas, in both wild and intra-peridomestic populations to assess the links between wild and domestic cycles of {T}. cruzi transmission. {PCR}-{HDA} and sequencing of {C}ytb gene were used to identify these blood meal sources. {R}esults and discussion: {F}ourteen vertebrate species were identified as wild blood meal sources. {O}f those, the most prevalent species were two {A}ndean endemic rodents, {O}ctodontomys gliroides (36 %) and {G}alea musteloides (30 %), while humans were the third most prevalent source (18.7 %). {O}f 163 blood meals from peridomestic areas, more than half were chickens, and the others were generally domestic animals or humans. {I}nterestingly, blood from wild animals was identified in triatomines captured in the peridomestic and domestic environment, and blood from domestic animals was found in triatomines captured in the wild, revealing links between wild and domestic cycles of {T}. cruzi transmission. {C}onclusion: {T}he current study suggests that wild {T}. infestans attack humans in the wild, but is also able to bite humans in domestic settings before going back to its natural environment. {T}hese results support the risk to human health posed by wild populations of {T}. infestans.},
  keywords = {{B}lood meal sources ; {W}ild {T}riatoma infestans ; {F}eeding habits ; {C}hagas disease ; {T}riatomines ; {BOLIVIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 214 [10 p.]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-016-1499-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066854},
}