@article{fdi:010049417,
  title = {{N}ew insights on the spread of {T}riatoma infestans from {B}olivia-{I}mplications for {C}hagas disease emergence in the {S}outhern {C}one},
  author = {{C}ortez, {M}. {R}. and {M}onteiro, {F}. {A}. and {N}oireau, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}riatoma infestans, now eliminated from most of {S}outh {A}merica by control campaigns, has been and still is the main {C}hagas disease vector due to its ability to colonize rural dwellings. {T}he traditional hypothesis put forth to explain {T}. infestans adaptation to the synanthropic environment rests on the domestication of wild guinea pigs, one of its natural hosts, by {A}ndean tribes about 5000 {BC}. {H}ere we present two new hypotheses, based on organized human social activities. {T}he first involves maize production, storage and distribution during the {I}nca period. {M}aize granaries could host wild rodent populations that would attract sylvatic {T}. infestans that were later dispersed during maize distribution. {T}he second hypothesis is associated with the contemporary {U}rkupina {V}irgin festival, near {C}ochabamba, where thousands of pilgrims gather for rituals in an area that is part of a sylvatic {T}. infestans focus, thus favoring the contact with the insects and leading to their passive dispersal.},
  keywords = {{C}hagas disease ; {T}riatoma infestans ; {S}ylvatic focus ; {D}ispersal ; {B}olivia},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {350--353},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2009.12.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049417},
}