title: The rising importance of Triatoma rubrofasciata.
abstract: The migration of invasive vector species has contributed to the worldwide extension of infectious diseases such as dengue (Aedes aegypti) and chikungunya (Aedes albopictus). It is probably a similar behaviour for certain vectors of Chagas disease which allowed it to become a continental burden in Latin America. One of them, Triatoma rubrofasciata has also been spreading throughout the tropical and subtropical world. Here, the recent and massive peridomestic presence of T. rubrofasciata in Vietnam cities is reported, and tentatively explained, highlighting the need for improved entomological surveillance.
authors: Centre International de Recherches Agronomiques pour le Développement, Institut de Recherches pour le Développement, Montpellier, France.
authors: Jean-Pierre
authors: JP
authors: Dujardin
authors: Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors: Truong Xuan
authors: TX
authors: Lam
authors: National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors: Pham Thi
authors: PT
authors: Khoa
authors: London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London, UK.
authors: Christopher John
authors: CJ
authors: Schofield
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D058865:Introduced Species; D014224:Triatoma / Q000145:classification*; D014744:Vietnam