Abundance of Mepraia spinolai in a Periurban Zone of Chile

Autor:	Pedro E Cattan, Angélica Pinochet, Carezza Botto-Mahan, Mariana I Acuña, Mauricio Canals
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Mepraia spinolai relative abundance population density Chagas disease Chile Microbiology QR1-502 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 97, Iss 3, Pp 285-287 (2002)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0074-0276 1678-8060
DOI:	10.1590/S0074-02762002000300001
Popis:	Mepraia spinolai is a silvatic species of Triatominae which prefers microhabitats near to or in rock piles. It is also able to maintain similar or higher size populations near houses. The density of bugs in quarries near Santiago, Chile, differed within microhabitats and varied significantly within sites according to season. M. spinolai was not found in sites characterized by human perturbation of quarries. Our results confirm M. spinolai as a silvatic triatomine whose importance as a vector of Chagas disease will depend on contact with humans. This could occur if the habitats where populations of this species are found become exploited for the building of urban areas.
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