| domiciliation process of rhodnius stali (hemiptera: reduviidae) in alto beni, la paz, bolivia. | we report a systematic collection of triatominae inside houses and in the peridomestic environment of alto beni, department of la paz, bolivia. this area is free of triatoma infestans and although we detected previously seropositivity for trypanosoma cruzi, the alto beni region is not officially considered as endemic for chagas disease. from 11 houses of five localities, we collected adults, nymphs and eggs of a rhodnius species, which was confirmed by morphological and morphometric analysis as ... | 2003 | 12631318 |
| infestation of peridomestic attalea phalerata palms by rhodnius stali, a vector of trypanosoma cruzi in the alto beni, bolivia. | to determine (i) whether peridomestic attalea phalerata palms in fragmented human-occupied areas of the alto beni, bolivia, are infested by triatomines; (ii) the specific status of triatomines captured in the area; and (iii) the rate of natural trypanosoma cruzi infection among those triatomines. | 2010 | 20374565 |
| molecular identification of wild triatomines of the genus rhodnius in the bolivian amazon: strategy and current difficulties. | the amazon region has recently been considered as endemic in latin america. in bolivia, the vast amazon region is undergoing considerable human migrations and substantial anthropization of the environment, potentially renewing the danger of establishing the transmission of chagas disease. the cases of human oral contamination occurring in 2010 in the town of guayaramerín provided reasons to intensify research. as a result, the goal of this study was to characterize the species of sylvatic triato ... | 2017 | 28274885 |