Frequent house invasion of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected triatomines in a suburban area of Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demographic transition of populations from rural areas to large urban centers often results in a disordered occupation of forest remnants and increased economic pressure to develop high-income buildings in these areas. Ecological and socioeconomic factors associated with these urban transitions create conditions for the potential transmission of infectious diseases, which was demonstrated for Chagas disease.

Methodology/principal findings

We analyzed 930 triatomines, mainly Triatoma tibiamaculata, collected in artificial and sylvatic environments (forests near houses) of a suburban area of the city of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil between 2007 and 2011. Most triatomines were captured at peridomiciles. Adult bugs predominated in all studied environments, and ny

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4409385 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature