title: Incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomines collected at Indio Mountains Research Station.
abstract: Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is an emerging infectious disease in the United States. In our study, 24 out of 39 triatomines, from the specie Triatoma rubida, were infected with T. cruzi. Additionally, only the genotype TcI was characterized among the parasite specimens. Improved knowledge of local epidemiology is needed to prevent transmission of Chagas disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Drive, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
authors.forename: Munir H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Buhaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Drive, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galvan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Drive, El Paso, TX 79968, USA. Electronic address: ramaldonado@utep.edu.
authors.forename: Rosa A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Maldonado
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004199:Disease Vectors; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology; D014224:Triatoma / Q000469:parasitology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Chagas disease; Indio Mountains Reseach Station; Triatoma rubida; Triatomine; Trypanosoma cruzi