title: An overview on the ecology of Triatominae (Hemiptera:Reduviidae).
abstract: Chagas disease, the American trypanosomiasis, is an important neglected tropical illness caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) and transmitted by insects of the subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Here we provide an overview on the current knowledge about Triatominae ecology, its association with human, T. cruzi infection and the immediate consequences of habitat fragmentation. We also discuss the geographic distribution of the species and the importance of predicting their distributions to control programs.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: clebergalvao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cleber
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galvão
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil; Laboratório de Biologia Evolutiva Teórica e Aplicada, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Silvia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Justi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission*; D004463:Ecology; D017753:Ecosystem; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D009656:North America; D013020:South America; D014225:Triatominae; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi
keywords: Ecology; Triatominae