TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of Two Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Species in the Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) to Man in the West Coast of Mexico
AU - Martínez-Ibarra, José Alejandro
AU - Bárcenas-Ortega, Nina Malena
AU - Nogueda-Torres, Benjamín
AU - Alejandre-Aguilar, Ricardo
AU - Rodríguez, Milton Lino
AU - Magallón-Gastélum, Ezequiel
AU - López-Martínez, Víctor
AU - Romero-Nápoles, Jesús
PY - 2001/2
Y1 - 2001/2
N2 - From August 1997 to August 1998, 334 specimens of Triatoma longipennis and 62 of T. picturata were collected in four groups of localities placed in the zone from Guadalajara, Jalisco to Tepic, Nayarit, in the West Coast of Mexico. Most T. longipennis were collected outdoors (69.2%) while most T. picturata (58.1%) were collected indoors. All collected specimens were examined for Trypanosoma cruzi infection, which was detected on 98 (29.3%) T. longipennis and 17 (27.4%) T. picturata. This study confirms the role of T. longipennis and T. picturata as some of the main T. cruzi vectors to humans in Mexico. Habitation Infestation Rate with T. longipennis was of 0.09 and with T. picturata was of 0.03 and the predominating ecotopes were pile of blocks, chicken coops, pigsties, wall crawls and beds.
AB - From August 1997 to August 1998, 334 specimens of Triatoma longipennis and 62 of T. picturata were collected in four groups of localities placed in the zone from Guadalajara, Jalisco to Tepic, Nayarit, in the West Coast of Mexico. Most T. longipennis were collected outdoors (69.2%) while most T. picturata (58.1%) were collected indoors. All collected specimens were examined for Trypanosoma cruzi infection, which was detected on 98 (29.3%) T. longipennis and 17 (27.4%) T. picturata. This study confirms the role of T. longipennis and T. picturata as some of the main T. cruzi vectors to humans in Mexico. Habitation Infestation Rate with T. longipennis was of 0.09 and with T. picturata was of 0.03 and the predominating ecotopes were pile of blocks, chicken coops, pigsties, wall crawls and beds.
KW - Mexico
KW - Triatoma
KW - Trypanosoma cruzi
KW - West Coast
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035257604&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/S0074-02762001000200001
DO - 10.1590/S0074-02762001000200001
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 11285487
AN - SCOPUS:0035257604
SN - 0074-0276
VL - 96
SP - 141
EP - 144
JO - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
JF - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
IS - 2
ER -