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Parasit Vectors ; 7: 381, 2014 Aug 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25141852

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Colombia, as part of The Andean Countries Initiative has given priority to triatomine control programs to eliminate primary (domiciliated) vector species such as Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma dimidiata. However, recent events of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in localities where R. prolixus and T. dimidiata are not present suggest that other species are involved in the T. cruzi transmission cycle. METHODS: We studied T. cruzi transmission on Margarita Island, located on the Magdalena River in the Colombian Caribbean region, where a high number of non-domiciliated triatomines infected with T. cruzi inside human dwellings have been observed. A cross-sectional survey including serological studies in humans and parasitological and molecular methods in vectors and reservoirs was conducted. We investigated risk factors for human infection and house infestation, and evaluated the association between abundance of wild triatomines in palm trees (Attalea butyracea) across municipalities, seasons and anthropogenic land use. RESULTS: The T. cruzi seroprevalence rate in humans was 1.7% (13/743) and autochthonous active T. cruzi transmission was detected. The infection risk was associated with the capture of triatomines in human dwellings. Five wild mammal species were infected with T. cruzi, where Didelphis marsupialis was the main reservoir host with an 86.3% (19/22) infection rate. TcIb was the only genotype present among vectors. Triatomine abundance was significantly higher in Ecosystem 2, as well as in the dry season. Despite the absence of triatomine domiciliation in this area, T. cruzi active transmission was registered with a human seroprevalence rate similar to that reported in areas with domesticated R. prolixus. CONCLUSIONS: This study illustrates the importance of secondary and household invading triatomines in Chagas disease epidemiology in the Caribbean lowlands of Colombia.


Assuntos
Doença de Chagas/transmissão , Insetos Vetores/parasitologia , Triatominae/classificação , Trypanosoma cruzi/fisiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Envelhecimento , Animais , Doença de Chagas/epidemiologia , Doença de Chagas/parasitologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Colômbia/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Razão de Chances , Prevalência , Testes Sorológicos , Especificidade da Espécie , Triatominae/parasitologia , Adulto Jovem
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Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ; 108 Suppl 1: 92-9, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24473808

RESUMO

Rhodnius barretti, a new triatomine species, is described based on adult specimens collected in rainforest environments within the Napo ecoregion of western Amazonia (Colombia and Ecuador). R. barretti resembles Rhodnius robustus s.l., but mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences reveal that it is a strongly divergent member of the "robustus lineage", i.e., basal to the clade encompassing Rhodnius nasutus, Rhodnius neglectus, Rhodnius prolixus and five members of the R. robustus species complex. Morphometric analyses also reveal consistent divergence from R. robustus s.l., including head and, as previously shown, wing shape and the length ratios of some anatomical structures. R. barretti occurs, often at high densities, in Attalea butyracea and Oenocarpus bataua palms. It is strikingly aggressive and adults may invade houses flying from peridomestic palms. R. barretti must therefore be regarded as a potential Trypanosoma cruzi vector in the Napo ecoregion, where Chagas disease is endemic.


Assuntos
Doença de Chagas/transmissão , Doenças Endêmicas , Floresta Úmida , Rhodnius/anatomia & histologia , Rhodnius/classificação , Animais , Arecaceae , Teorema de Bayes , Doença de Chagas/epidemiologia , Colômbia , Citocromos b/genética , Ecologia , Ecossistema , Equador , Filogenia , Análise de Sequência , Especificidade da Espécie , Triatominae/classificação
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 108(supl.1): 92-99, 2013. tab, graf
Artigo em Inglês | LILACS | ID: lil-697836

RESUMO

Rhodnius barretti , a new triatomine species, is described based on adult specimens collected in rainforest environments within the Napo ecoregion of western Amazonia (Colombia and Ecuador). R. barretti resembles Rhodnius robustus s.l. , but mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences reveal that it is a strongly divergent member of the “robustus lineage”, i.e., basal to the clade encompassing Rhodnius nasutus , Rhodnius neglectus , Rhodnius prolixus and five members of the R. robustus species complex. Morphometric analyses also reveal consistent divergence from R. robustus s.l. , including head and, as previously shown, wing shape and the length ratios of some anatomical structures. R. barretti occurs, often at high densities, in Attalea butyracea and Oenocarpus bataua palms. It is strikingly aggressive and adults may invade houses flying from peridomestic palms. R. barretti must therefore be regarded as a potential Trypanosoma cruzi vector in the Napo ecoregion, where Chagas disease is endemic.


Assuntos
Animais , Doença de Chagas/transmissão , Doenças Endêmicas , Floresta Úmida , Rhodnius/anatomia & histologia , Rhodnius/classificação , Arecaceae , Teorema de Bayes , Colômbia , Doença de Chagas/epidemiologia , Citocromos b/genética , Ecologia , Ecossistema , Equador , Filogenia , Análise de Sequência , Especificidade da Espécie , Triatominae/classificação
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