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Med Vet Entomol ; 34(4): 459-469, 2020 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32700806

ABSTRACT

Domestic animals may affect human-vector contact and parasite transmission rates. We investigated the relationships between host-feeding choices, site-specific host availability, bug nutritional status, stage and abundance of Triatoma infestans Klug (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) in rural houses of Pampa del Indio during spring. We identified the bloodmeal sources of 865 triatomines collected in 70 sites from four main ecotopes. The main sources in domiciles were human (65.9%), chicken (23.4%) and dog (22.4%); dog (64.4%, 35.3%) and chicken (33.1%, 75.4%) in kitchens and storerooms, respectively; and chicken (94.7%) in chicken coops. Using random-intercept logistic regression clustered by domicile, the fraction of human-fed triatomines strongly decreased with increasing proportions of chicken- and dog-fed bugs, dropping from 96.4% when no chicken or dog slept indoors at night to 59.4% when both did. The fraction of dog-fed bugs significantly decreased with increasing human and chicken blood indices, and marginally increased with an indoor-resting dog. Mixed blood meals occurred 3.62 times more often when a chicken or a dog slept indoors. Host blood source did not affect mean body weight adjusted for body length and bug stage. Indoor-resting chickens and dogs greatly modified human-bug contact rates, and may be targeted with long-lasting systemic insecticides to suppress infestation.


Subject(s)
Chagas Disease/transmission , Chickens/parasitology , Dogs/parasitology , Triatoma , Animals , Argentina/epidemiology , Chagas Disease/veterinary , Feeding Behavior , Humans , Insect Control , Insect Vectors/parasitology , Insect Vectors/physiology , Residence Characteristics , Rural Population , Seasons , Triatoma/parasitology , Triatoma/physiology , Vector Borne Diseases
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Parasitology ; 140(3): 303-8, 2013 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23058180

ABSTRACT

The discrete typing units (DTUs) of Trypanosoma cruzi that infect domestic dogs and cats have rarely been studied. With this purpose we conducted a cross-sectional xenodiagnostic survey of dog and cat populations residing in 2 infested rural villages in Pampa del Indio, in the humid Argentine Chaco. Parasites were isolated by culture from 44 dogs and 12 cats with a positive xenodiagnosis. DTUs were identified from parasite culture samples using a strategy based on multiple polymerase-chain reactions. TcVI was identified in 37 of 44 dogs and in 10 of 12 cats, whereas TcV was identified in 5 dogs and in 2 cats -a new finding for cats. No mixed infections were detected. The occurrence of 2 dogs infected with TcIII -classically found in armadillos- suggests a probable link with the local sylvatic transmission cycle involving Dasypus novemcinctus armadillos and a potential risk of human infection with TcIII. Our study reinforces the importance of dogs and cats as domestic reservoir hosts and sources of various DTUs infecting humans, and suggests a link between dogs and the sylvatic transmission cycle of TcIII.


Subject(s)
Cat Diseases/parasitology , Chagas Disease/veterinary , Dog Diseases/parasitology , Rural Population , Trypanosoma cruzi/classification , Trypanosoma cruzi/genetics , Animals , Argentina/epidemiology , Cat Diseases/epidemiology , Cat Diseases/transmission , Cats , Chagas Disease/epidemiology , Chagas Disease/parasitology , Chagas Disease/transmission , Disease Reservoirs/parasitology , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Dog Diseases/transmission , Dogs , Humans , Insect Vectors/parasitology , Triatoma/parasitology , Trypanosoma cruzi/isolation & purification , Xenodiagnosis
3.
Parasitology ; 139(12): 1570-9, 2012 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23036510

ABSTRACT

We assessed the distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) in domestic and peridomestic Triatoma infestans and Triatoma sordida specimens collected in a well-defined rural area in Pampa del Indio, northeastern Argentina. Microscopically-positive bugs were randomly selected with a multi-level sampling design, and DTUs were identified using direct PCR strategies. TcVI predominated in 61% of 69 T. infestans and in 56% of 9 T. sordida. TcV was the secondary DTU in T. infestans (16%) and was found in 1 T. sordida specimen (11%). Three T. sordida (33%) were found infected with TcI, a DTU also identified in local Didelphis albiventris opossums. Mixed DTU infections occurred rarely (5%) and were detected both directly from the bugs' rectal ampoule and parasite cultures. The identified DTUs and bug collection sites of T. infestans were significantly associated. Bugs infected with TcV were almost exclusively captured in domiciles whereas those with TcVI were found similarly in domiciles and peridomiciles. All mixed infections occurred in domiciles. TcV-infected bugs fed more often on humans than on dogs, whereas TcVI-infected bugs showed the reverse pattern. T. sordida is a probable sylvatic vector of TcI linked to D. albiventris, and could represent a secondary vector of TcVI and TcV in the domestic/peridomestic cycle.


Subject(s)
Triatoma/parasitology , Trypanosoma cruzi/genetics , Animals , Animals, Domestic/parasitology , Argentina , Dogs , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Genotype , Humans , Insect Vectors/parasitology , Polymerase Chain Reaction
4.
Ann Ital Med Int ; 5(3 Pt 1): 192-4, 1990.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2288821

ABSTRACT

The Authors describe a clinical case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis that remained unrecognized for a long time. The pathogenetic role of the environment, home climatology, and familiarity is considered. A possible therapeutic approach involving the use of associations of steroids and ketoconazole is also discussed. The Authors would like to draw the attention of physicians to forms of bronchial asthma with eosinophilia.


Subject(s)
Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary , Asthma/etiology , Adult , Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary/complications , Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary/drug therapy , Asthma/drug therapy , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Humans , Ketoconazole/administration & dosage , Prednisone/administration & dosage
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Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense ; 60(3-4): 137-55, 1989.
Article in Italian | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2535189

ABSTRACT

From 1983 to 1984 pollen air samples from Parma's urban atmosphere were collected weekly by means of a Burkard recording volumetric spore trap. Data regarding a few of the meteorologic variables were also collected at the same time: temperature, insulation, water precipitation, humidity and wind speed. Some of the more allergenic pollens and their concentration/m3 air were determined from the collected samples: Graminea, Urticaceae, Fagaceae, Salicaceae and Betulaceae. Looking at the results from the period of study, it can be seen that Graminea and Urticaceae were the most represented in comparison with the other families. Graminea was most represented in May 1983, in June 1984 and during the first week of September 1984; Urticaceae in September 1983, May 1984 and September 1984. These pollen concentrations were also compared to the meteorologic data.


Subject(s)
Pollen , Italy , Meteorological Concepts , Poaceae , Seasons
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