| high household infestation rates by synanthropic vectors of chagas disease in southern ecuador. | entomological surveys were conducted in five rural communities (138 domiciliary units [dus]) in the southern andes of ecuador. adobe walls and ceramic tile roofs were predominant construction materials. a 35% house infestation rate with panstrongylus chinai (del ponte, 1929) (0.7%), panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (champion, 1899) (0.7%), rhodnius ecuadoriensis (lent & león, 1958) (27%), and/or triatoma carrioni (larrousse, 1926) (7%) was found. adults and nymphs of r. ecuadoriensis and t. carrio ... | 2005 | 15691011 |