| 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 |
| microdistribution of sylvatic triatomine populations in central-coastal ecuador. | chagas disease is a serious public health problem in ecuador, where nearly 230,000 individuals show trypanosoma cruzi infection. sylvatic t. cruzi transmission is a threat to current control strategies. this is because of the possibility of house reinfestation by sylvatic triatomines after insecticide treatment. this work quantified the spatial distribution of triatomines in sylvatic habitats and its relationship with nearby human dwellings. a simple random sampling design using live-baited trap ... | 2010 | 20180312 |
| ecological factors related to the widespread distribution of sylvatic rhodnius ecuadoriensis populations in southern ecuador. | chagas disease transmission risk is a function of the presence of triatomines in domestic habitats. rhodnius ecuadoriensis is one of the main vectors implicated in transmission of trypanosoma cruzi in ecuador. this triatomine species is present in domestic, peridomestic and sylvatic habitats in the country. to determine the distribution of sylvatic populations of r. ecuadoriensis and the factors related to this distribution, triatomine searches were conducted between 2005 and 2009 in southern ec ... | 2012 | 22243930 |
| [leptospirosis in squirrels (sciurus stramineus) at a university in northern peru]. | | 2020 | 31967268 |
| influence of ecological factors on the presence of a triatomine species associated with the arboreal habitat of a host of trypanosoma cruzi. | the white-naped squirrel, simosciurus nebouxii (previously known as sciurus stramineus), has recently been identified as an important natural host for trypanosoma cruzi in ecuador. the nests of this species have been reported as having high infestation rates with the triatomine vector rhodnius ecuadoriensis. the present study aims to determine the levels of nest infestation with r. ecuadoriensis, the ecological variables that are influencing the nest site selection, and the relationship between ... | 2018 | 30373640 |