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Dias JCP, Silveira AC, Schofield CJ, 2002. The impact of Chagas disease control in Latin America: a review. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97 :603–612.
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Moncayo A, 2003. Chagas disease: current epidemiological trends after the interruption of vectorial and transfusional transmission in the Southern Cone countries. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 98 :577–591.
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Pipkin AC, 1968. Domiciliary reduviid bugs and the epidemiology of Chagas’ disease in Panama (Hemiptera:Reduviidae:Triatominae). J Med Entomol 5 :107–124.
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Mendez E, Sousa OE, 1979. Identificación y distribución de los triatominos de Panamá (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Rev Med Panama 4 :258–280.
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Mendez E, Sousa OE, Turner AY, 1997. Caracterización biológica y ecológica de los triatominos panameños (Hemiptera: Rediviidae). Scientia 12 :7–66.
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Vasquez AM, Samudio FE, Saldana A, Paz HM, Calzada JE, 2004. Eco-epidemiological aspects of Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma rangeli and their vector (Rhodnius pallescens) in Panama. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 46 :217–222.
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Sousa OE, Johnson CM, 1971. Frequency and distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in the Republic of Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 20 :405–410.
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Sousa OE, Johnson CM, 1973. Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) collected in the Republic of Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 22 :18–23.
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Christensen HA, Whitlaw JT, Chaniotis BN, de Vasquez AM, 1980. Sylvatic hosts of Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) nymphs in the Panama Canal Zone. J Med Entomol 17 :182.
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Christensen HA, Sousa OE, de Vasquez AM, 1988. Host feeding profiles of Triatoma dimidiata in peridomestic habitats of western Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 38 :477–479.
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Christensen HA, de Vasquez AM, 1981. Host feeding profiles of Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in rural villages of central Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 30 :278–283.
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Whitlaw JT, Chaniotis BN, 1978. Palm trees and Chagas’ disease in Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 27 :873–881.
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Chiurillo MA, Crisante G, Rojas A, Peralta A, Dias M, Guevara P, Anez N, Ramirez JL, 2003. Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli infection by duplex PCR assay based on telomeric sequences. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10 :775–779.
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Saldaña A, Harris RA, Orn A, Sousa OE, 1998. Trypanosoma rangeli: identification and purification of a 48-KDa-specific antigen. J Parasitol 84 :67–73.
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Saldana A, Sousa OE, Orn A, 1995. Immunoparasitological studies of Trypanosoma cruzi low virulence clones from Panama: humoral immune responses and antigenic cross-reactions with Trypanosoma rangeli in experimentally infected mice. Scand J Immunol 42 :644–650.
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Vasquez JE, Krusnell J, Orn A, Sousa OE, Harris RA, 1997. Serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma rangeli infected patients. A comparison of different methods and its implications for the diagnosis of Chagas’ disease. Scand J Immunol 45 :322–330.
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Reyes-Lugo M, Rodriguez-Acosta A, 2000. Domiciliation of the sylvatic Chagas’ disease vector Panstrongylus geniculatus Latreille, 1811 (Triatominae: Reduviidae) in Venezuela. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 94 :508.
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Wolff M, Castillo D, 2002. Domiciliation trend of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Colombia. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97 :297–300.
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HUMAN TRYPANOSOME INFECTION AND THE PRESENCE OF INTRADOMICILE RHODNIUS PALLESCENS IN THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE PANAMA CANAL, PANAMA
JOSÉ E. CALZADA
JOSÉ E. CALZADA
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, Republic of Panama
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VANESSA PINEDA
VANESSA PINEDA
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, Republic of Panama
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EDILMA MONTALVO
EDILMA MONTALVO
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, Republic of Panama
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DAYRA ALVAREZ
DAYRA ALVAREZ
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, Republic of Panama
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ANA MARÍA SANTAMARÍA
ANA MARÍA SANTAMARÍA
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FRANKLYN SAMUDIO
FRANKLYN SAMUDIO
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VICENTE BAYARD
VICENTE BAYARD
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, Republic of Panama
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LORENZO CÁCERES
LORENZO CÁCERES
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AZAEL SALDAÑA
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Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama, Republic of Panama
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An entomologic search was carried out to collect intradomicile triatomines in dwellings from rural communities in the western border of the Panama Canal, Panama. Sixty-nine triatomines were collected inside 20 houses of 67 houses investigated. Rhodnius pallescens was the only triatomine species found and included adults of both sexes and nymphs. A significantly high Trypanosoma cruzi (72.7%) and T. rangeli (40%) vector infection rate was detected. Blood meal analysis showed that 68% of R. pallescens had fed on humans. Human serologic analaysis and hemoculture performed on inhabitants from triatomine-infested houses showed that 32.1% (18 of 56) of the samples were trypanosome infected. Thirteen samples (23.2%) had antibodies against T. cruzi. Six of these seropositive samples were from children less than 15 years old. Trypanosoma rangeli was isolated in five hemoculture samples, all from children less than 11 years old. The epidemiologic implications of these findings in terms of human infection are discussed.
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1
Dias JCP, Silveira AC, Schofield CJ, 2002. The impact of Chagas disease control in Latin America: a review. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97 :603–612.
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2
Moncayo A, 2003. Chagas disease: current epidemiological trends after the interruption of vectorial and transfusional transmission in the Southern Cone countries. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 98 :577–591.
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3
Pipkin AC, 1968. Domiciliary reduviid bugs and the epidemiology of Chagas’ disease in Panama (Hemiptera:Reduviidae:Triatominae). J Med Entomol 5 :107–124.
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4
Mendez E, Sousa OE, 1979. Identificación y distribución de los triatominos de Panamá (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Rev Med Panama 4 :258–280.
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5
Mendez E, Sousa OE, Turner AY, 1997. Caracterización biológica y ecológica de los triatominos panameños (Hemiptera: Rediviidae). Scientia 12 :7–66.
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6
Vasquez AM, Samudio FE, Saldana A, Paz HM, Calzada JE, 2004. Eco-epidemiological aspects of Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma rangeli and their vector (Rhodnius pallescens) in Panama. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 46 :217–222.
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Sousa OE, Johnson CM, 1971. Frequency and distribution of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in the Republic of Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 20 :405–410.
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8
Sousa OE, Johnson CM, 1973. Prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli in triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) collected in the Republic of Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 22 :18–23.
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9
Christensen HA, Whitlaw JT, Chaniotis BN, de Vasquez AM, 1980. Sylvatic hosts of Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) nymphs in the Panama Canal Zone. J Med Entomol 17 :182.
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10
Christensen HA, Sousa OE, de Vasquez AM, 1988. Host feeding profiles of Triatoma dimidiata in peridomestic habitats of western Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 38 :477–479.
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11
Christensen HA, de Vasquez AM, 1981. Host feeding profiles of Rhodnius pallescens (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in rural villages of central Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 30 :278–283.
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12
Whitlaw JT, Chaniotis BN, 1978. Palm trees and Chagas’ disease in Panama. Am J Trop Med Hyg 27 :873–881.
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13
Chiurillo MA, Crisante G, Rojas A, Peralta A, Dias M, Guevara P, Anez N, Ramirez JL, 2003. Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli infection by duplex PCR assay based on telomeric sequences. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10 :775–779.
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14
Saldaña A, Harris RA, Orn A, Sousa OE, 1998. Trypanosoma rangeli: identification and purification of a 48-KDa-specific antigen. J Parasitol 84 :67–73.
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15
Saldana A, Sousa OE, Orn A, 1995. Immunoparasitological studies of Trypanosoma cruzi low virulence clones from Panama: humoral immune responses and antigenic cross-reactions with Trypanosoma rangeli in experimentally infected mice. Scand J Immunol 42 :644–650.
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Vasquez JE, Krusnell J, Orn A, Sousa OE, Harris RA, 1997. Serological diagnosis of Trypanosoma rangeli infected patients. A comparison of different methods and its implications for the diagnosis of Chagas’ disease. Scand J Immunol 45 :322–330.
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Reyes-Lugo M, Rodriguez-Acosta A, 2000. Domiciliation of the sylvatic Chagas’ disease vector Panstrongylus geniculatus Latreille, 1811 (Triatominae: Reduviidae) in Venezuela. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 94 :508.
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Wolff M, Castillo D, 2002. Domiciliation trend of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Colombia. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97 :297–300.
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