| presence of rhodnius ecuadoriensis in sylvatic habitats in the southern highlands (loja province) of ecuador. | the main vectors of chagas disease in ecuador are triatoma dimidiata and rhodnius ecuadoriensis. the latter species occupies domestic and peridomestic habitats, as well as sylvatic ecotopes--particularly associated with phytelephas aequatorialis palm trees--in the western coastal region of ecuador. in the southern highlands, however, such palm tree habitats are uncommon, and sylvatic populations of r. ecuadoriensis have not previously been reported to date. this study was carried out in five rur ... | 2009 | 19496445 |