Occurrence of sylvatic and intrusive triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in the temperate Monte Desert ecoregion of Argentina. Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in wild habitats of the temperate Monte Desert ecoregion of Argentina.

CARBAJAL-DE-LA-FUENTE AL; FERNANDEZ MP; PICCINALI RV; RODRIGUEZ-PLANES LI; DUARTE R; GÜRTLER RE

ACTA TROPICA

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2019 vol. 196 p. 37 - 41

0001-706X

The eco-epidemiology of Triatominae and Trypanosoma cruzi transmission has been little studied in theArgentinean Monte ecoregion. Herein, we provide a comprehensive description of domestic and intrusive triatominesto evaluate the risk of reinfestation of rural dwellings. Triatoma infestans, T. patagonica, T. garciabesi andT. eratyrusiformis were collected by active searches or light traps. None were infected with T. cruzi. One T.infestans male was collected at 1.3 km from the nearest infested house. The finding of intrusive and domestictriatomines in sylvatic foci emphasizes the need of implementing an effective vector surveillance system.