@article{fdi:010046137, title = {{W}ild ecotopes and food habits of {T}riatoma longipennis {I}nfected by {T}rypanosoma cruzi lineages {I} and {II} in {M}exico}, author = {{B}osseno, {M}arie-{F}rance and {B}arnab{\'e}, {C}hristian and {S}ierra, {M}. {J}. {R}. and {K}engne, {P}ierre and {G}uerrero, {S}. and {L}ozano, {F}. and {E}zequiel, {K}. and {G}astelum, {M}. and {B}reni{\`e}re, {S}imone {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he control of wild triatomine populations that call invade dwellings is a major challenge for {C}hagas disease control in {M}exico, but a better knowledge of the biology of these populations is required to develop appropriate control methods. {W}e describe a new terrestrial ecotope of {T}riatoma longipennis, a principal vector in the occidental part of {M}exico, in addition to its previously identified niche in rock pile boundary walls. {A}nalysis of feeding hosts in the two ecotopes showed that this species is able to diversify its food sources outside of the principal hosts, {D}asypus novemcinctus and {P}rocyon lotor, and to disperse in search of new meals. {M}oreover, {T} longipennis are strongly infected not only by the {T}rypanosoma cruzi {I} lineage found in the domestic cycle, but also by {T} cruzi lineage {II}.{T}he impact of {T} cruzi {II} on human infection remains to be determined.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {80}, numero = {6}, pages = {988--991}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {2009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046137}, }