| risk of trypanosoma cruzi i (kinetoplastida: trypanosomatidae) transmission by panstrongylus geniculatus (hemiptera: reduviidae) in caracas (metropolitan district) and neighboring states, venezuela. | the collection of panstrongylus geniculatus bugs by inhabitants of dwellings in caracas city (metropolitan district) and in the neighboring miranda and vargas sates, venezuela, allowed for the gathering of data on the potential role of this sylvatic triatomine bug as a vector of chagas disease in this area. the natural infection by trypanosoma cruzi was recorded by examining fresh and stained faeces of the bugs. additionally, a random amplification of polymorphic dna technique for parasite ident ... | 2005 | 16019006 |
| man-vector contact of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in north-central venezuela as assessed by blood meal identification using dot-elisa. | human bait is traditionally used to assess man-vector contact, which is a key point in the study of the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. however, in highly endemic foci, where this method should be avoided, this information could be obtained by blood meal analysis of engorged insects. in the village el ingenio, miranda state, venezuela, lutzomyia ovallesi and lutzomyia gomezi are vectors of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl). from june 1994 to march 1995, sand flies were collected inside houses ... | 1998 | 9599320 |