title: Can wild Triatoma infestans foci in Bolivia jeopardize Chagas disease control efforts?
abstract: The expected success of Chagas disease control programs in the Southern Cone countries relied on the assumption that Triatoma infestans, the main domestic vector, did not maintain silvatic foci except in the Cochabamba valley in Bolivia. Recent fieldwork revealed that wild populations of this vector are much more widespread throughout Bolivia than previously thought. Therefore, it is important to find out whether these silvatic populations could jeopardize control efforts in Bolivia, and to investigate their possible occurrence in neighboring regions of Paraguay and Argentina.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brazil. noireauf@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noireau
authors.forename: Mirko G Rojas
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Cortez
authors.forename: Fernando A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Faustino
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torrico
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005843:Geography; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D007306:Insecticides; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014224:Triatoma / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides