Biological parameters of the triatomine, Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis, fed on two bloodmeal sources under laboratory conditions.

Autor: Martínez-Ibarra JA; Laboratory of Medical Entomology, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzman, Mexico., Grant-Guillén Y; Laboratory of Medical Entomology, Department of Natural Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzman, Mexico., Nogueda-Torres B; Department of Parasitology, National School of Biological Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute, Casco de Santo Tomas, Mexico City, Mexico., Villagrán-Herrera ME; Department of Biomedical Research, School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico., de Diego-Cabrera JA; Unity of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Bustos-Saldaña R; Department of Promotion, Preservation and Health Development, University of Guadalajara, Ciudad Guzman, Mexico.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical and veterinary entomology [Med Vet Entomol] 2018 Dec; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 497-503. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 20.
DOI: 10.1111/mve.12332
Abstrakt: Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America, including Mexico. Meccus phyllosomus pallidipennis (Stål), 1872 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is a Mexican triatomine vector that is commonly associated with hens and rabbits. The biological parameters of two cohorts fed on hens (H) and on rabbits (R) were evaluated. The median lifecycles of the two cohorts were 198 days (H) and 180 days (R). Moreover, mortality was around 30% in both cohorts. Time lapse for beginning of feeding was 0.5-1.9 (H) and 1.1-2.4 min (R). Feeding times of each instar in both cohorts were over 10 min. Most specimens fed on hens defecated immediately after feeding, whereas those that fed on rabbits defecated within 1-5 min post-feeding. Similar numbers of males and females (50%) were obtained in both cohorts. An average of 2.1-2.3 eggs per female per day was noted in both cohorts, with eclosion rates of 95.4 (H) and 88.8% (R). Thus, it can be concluded that M. phyllosomus pallidipennis may take advantage of feeding in hens, as in rabbits, which could imply a higher risk of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission to humans and animals in its distribution area.
(© 2018 The Royal Entomological Society.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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