First Report of Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg, and Galvão 1993 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) Naturally Infected by Trypanosoma cruzi in Concepción Department, Paraguay

Paz Sánchez-Casaccia Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica, Asunción, Paraguay;

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Bolívar R. Garcete-Barrett Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, Ministerio del Ambiente, San Lorenzo, Paraguay c/o Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay;

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Stefania Fraenkel Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica, Asunción, Paraguay;

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Ana Karina Ibarrola-Vannucci Departmento de Entomología, Servicio Nacional de Erradicación del Paludismo (SENEPA), Asunción, Paraguay

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ABSTRACT.

Most triatomine bugs inhabit nests and shelters of vertebrates, some of which are closely associated with palm trees. A few species occupy domestic and peridomestic habitats, posing a threat to human health as natural transmitters of Chagas disease. A peridomestic specimen that yielded positive results for Trypanosoma cruzi in both microscope and polymerase chain reaction tests was collected during a vector control survey in northeastern Paraguay. The specimen was identified as Rhodnius stali, marking a new record for the country. To the best of our knowledge, this is the southernmost report of this species documented to date. This record emphasizes the importance of considering this additional triatomine species in future vector and control surveillance efforts in Paraguay.

Author Notes

Financial support: This study was funded by the Project Education and Biotechnology applied to Health: FOCEM/MERCOSUR COF N°03/11.

Current contact information: Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Stefania Fraenkel, and Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica, Asunción, Paraguay, E-mails: paz.casaccia@gmail.com, stefifraenkel@gmail.com, and rojasdearias@gmail.com. Bolívar R. Garcete-Barrett, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, Ministerio del Ambiente, San Lorenzo, Paraguay c/o Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, E-mail: bolosphex@gmail.com. Ana Karina Ibarrola-Vannucci, Departamento de Entomología, Servicio Nacional de Erradicación del Paludismo, Asunción, Paraguay, E-mail: anaibarrola2424@gmail.com.

Address correspondence to Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica, Manduvirá 635 entre 15 de agosto y O’leary, Asunción, Paraguay. E-mail: rojasdearias@gmail.com
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