Abundance, Natural Infection with Trypanosomes, and Food Source of an Endemic Species of Triatomine, Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva 1911), on the Ecuadorian Central Coast

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dc.careerCiencias Biológicases
dc.category.authorvisitoren_US
dc.contributor.authorBaus Carrera, Esteban Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorGrijalva Cobo, Mario Javier
dc.contributor.authorOcaña Mayorga, Sofía Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorVillacis Salazar, Anita Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorYumiseva Marín, César Alberto
dc.contributor.correspondingGrijalva Cobo, Mario Javier
dc.countryEcuadores
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-04T21:30:27Z
dc.date.available2023-11-04T21:30:27Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.dedication.authorTPes
dc.description.abstractThe elimination of domestic triatomines is the foundation of Chagas disease control. Regional initiatives are eliminating introduced triatomine species. In this scenario, endemic triatomines can occupy the ecological niches left open and become a threat to long-term Chagas disease control efforts. This study determined the abundance, colonization, and Trypanosoma cruzi infection rate of the endemic Panstrongylus howardi in 10 rural communities located in Ecuador's Manabí Province. In total, 518 individuals of P. howardi were collected. Infestation indices of 1.4% and 6.6% were found in the domestic and peridomestic environments, respectively. We determined a T. cruzi infection rate of 53.2% (N = 47) in this species. P. howardi has a high capacity to adapt to different habitats, especially in the peridomicile. This implies a considerable risk of transmission because of the frequency of intradomicile invasion. Therefore, this species needs to be taken into account in Chagas control and surveillance efforts in the region.en_US
dc.facultyCiencias Exactas y Naturaleses
dc.id.author1708757742
dc.id.type1
dc.identifier.doi10.4269/ajtmh.14-0250
dc.identifier.issn0002-9637
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/4519
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ajtmh.org/content/92/1/187.full
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dc.language.isoen
dc.list.authorsVillacís, A.G., Ocaña, S., Lascano, M.S., Yumiseva, C., Baus, E.G. y Grijalva, M.J.
dc.magazine.pageRange187-192
dc.magazine.titleAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dc.magazine.volumeChapter92 (1)
dc.rightsClosedAccessen
dc.statepublisheden_US
dc.subjectMedicina preventivaes
dc.subjectEnfermedades infecciosases
dc.subjectTripanosomiasis americanaes
dc.subjectParásitoses
dc.subjectManabí-Ecuadores
dc.subjectMedicina preventiva
dc.subjectEnfermedades infecciosas
dc.subjectTripanosomiasis americana
dc.subjectParásitos
dc.subjectManabí – Ecuador
dc.titleAbundance, Natural Infection with Trypanosomes, and Food Source of an Endemic Species of Triatomine, Panstrongylus howardi (Neiva 1911), on the Ecuadorian Central Coasten_US
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