Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Autores
Reisenman, Carolina Esther; Lawrence, Gena; Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo; Gregory, Teresa; Dotson, Ellen; Hildebrand, John
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2010
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Triatomine insects (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), commonly known as kissing bugs, are a potential health problem in the southwestern United States as possible vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. Although this disease has been traditionally restricted to Latin America, a small number of vector-transmitted autochthonous US cases have been reported. Because triatomine bugs and infected mammalian reservoirs are plentiful in southern Arizona, we collected triatomines inside or around human houses in Tucson and analyzed the insects using molecular techniques to determine whether they were infected with T. cruzi. We found that 41.5% of collected bugs (n = 164) were infected with T. cruzi, and that 63% of the collection sites (n = 22) yielded ≥1 infected specimens. Although many factors may contribute to the lack of reported cases in Arizona, these results indicate that the risk for infection in this region may be higher than previously thought.
Fil: Reisenman, Carolina Esther. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lawrence, Gena. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Estados Unidos
Fil: Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina
Fil: Gregory, Teresa. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Dotson, Ellen. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hildebrand, John. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
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title Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
spellingShingle Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Reisenman, Carolina Esther
title_short Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
title_full Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
title_fullStr Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
title_full_unstemmed Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
title_sort Infection of kissing bugs with Trypanosoma cruzi, Tucson, Arizona, USA
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Reisenman, Carolina Esther
Lawrence, Gena
Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo
Gregory, Teresa
Dotson, Ellen
Hildebrand, John
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Lawrence, Gena
Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo
Gregory, Teresa
Dotson, Ellen
Hildebrand, John
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Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo
Gregory, Teresa
Dotson, Ellen
Hildebrand, John
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Triatomine insects (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), commonly known as kissing bugs, are a potential health problem in the southwestern United States as possible vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. Although this disease has been traditionally restricted to Latin America, a small number of vector-transmitted autochthonous US cases have been reported. Because triatomine bugs and infected mammalian reservoirs are plentiful in southern Arizona, we collected triatomines inside or around human houses in Tucson and analyzed the insects using molecular techniques to determine whether they were infected with T. cruzi. We found that 41.5% of collected bugs (n = 164) were infected with T. cruzi, and that 63% of the collection sites (n = 22) yielded ≥1 infected specimens. Although many factors may contribute to the lack of reported cases in Arizona, these results indicate that the risk for infection in this region may be higher than previously thought.
Fil: Reisenman, Carolina Esther. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lawrence, Gena. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Estados Unidos
Fil: Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina
Fil: Gregory, Teresa. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Dotson, Ellen. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Estados Unidos
Fil: Hildebrand, John. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
description Triatomine insects (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), commonly known as kissing bugs, are a potential health problem in the southwestern United States as possible vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease. Although this disease has been traditionally restricted to Latin America, a small number of vector-transmitted autochthonous US cases have been reported. Because triatomine bugs and infected mammalian reservoirs are plentiful in southern Arizona, we collected triatomines inside or around human houses in Tucson and analyzed the insects using molecular techniques to determine whether they were infected with T. cruzi. We found that 41.5% of collected bugs (n = 164) were infected with T. cruzi, and that 63% of the collection sites (n = 22) yielded ≥1 infected specimens. Although many factors may contribute to the lack of reported cases in Arizona, these results indicate that the risk for infection in this region may be higher than previously thought.
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