Analysis of Chagas disease vectors occurrence data: the Argentinean triatomine species database

BALSALOBRE, AGUSTÍN; LOBBIA, PATRICIA; MARTI, GERARDO; CANO, MARIA; STARIOLO, RAÚL; CECCARELLI, SOLEDAD; CANALE, DELMI; RABINOVICH, JORGE; BALSALOBRE, AGUSTÍN; LOBBIA, PATRICIA; MARTI, GERARDO; CANO, MARIA; STARIOLO, RAÚL; CECCARELLI, SOLEDAD; CANALE, DELMI; RABINOVICH, JORGE

Biodiversity Data Journal

Biodiversity Data Journal

Año: 2020 vol. 8

1314-2836

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease and Trypanosoma cruzi (its etiologicalagent) is mainly transmitted by triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). All triatomine speciesare considered as potential vectors; thus, their geographic distribution and habitatinformation should be a fundamental guide for the surveillance and control of Chagasdisease. Currently, of the 137 species distributed in the Americas (Justi and Galvão 2017),17 species are cited for Argentina: Panstrongylus geniculatus, P. guentheri, P. megistus, P.rufotuberculatus, Psammolestes coreodes, Triatoma breyeri, T. delpontei,T. eratyrusiformis, T. garciabesi, T. guasayana, T. infestans, T. limai, T. patagonica, T.platensis, T. rubrofasciata, T. rubrovaria and T. sordida. Almost 20 years have passed sincethe publication of the ?Atlas of the Triatominae? by Carcavallo et al. (1998) and no work hasbeen done to provide an updated complete integration and analysis of the existinginformation for Argentinean triatomine species. Here we provide a detailed temporal,spatial and ecological analysis of updated occurrence data for triatomines present inArgentina.