Ecology, evolution, and the long-term surveillance of vector-borne Chagas disease: a multi-scale appraisal of the tribe Rhodniini (Triatominae)

F Abad-Franch, FA Monteiro, N Jaramillo… - Acta Tropica, 2009 - Elsevier
Chagas disease incidence has sharply declined over the last decade. Long-term disease
control will, however, require extensive, longitudinal surveillance systems capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Actualización de la distribución geográfica y ecoepidemiología de la fauna de triatominos (Reduviidae: Triatominae) en Colombia

F Guhl, G Aguilera, N Pinto, D Vergara - Biomédica, 2007 - scielo.org.co
La información de 10 departamentos del total de 31 que contempla este manuscrito, ha sido
publicada en" Memorias Primer Taller Internacional Sobre Control de la Enfermedad de …

Emerging Chagas disease: trophic network and cycle of transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi from palm trees in the Amazon.

AR Teixeira, PS Monteiro, JM Rebelo… - Emerging Infectious …, 2001 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A trophic network involving molds, invertebrates, and vertebrates, ancestrally adapted to the
palm tree (Attalaea phalerata) microhabitat, maintains enzootic Trypanosoma cruzi …

On palms, bugs, and Chagas disease in the Americas

F Abad-Franch, MM Lima, O Sarquis… - Acta tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Palms are ubiquitous across Neotropical landscapes, from pristine forests or savannahs to
large cities. Although palms provide useful ecosystem services, they also offer suitable …

Updated geographical distribution and ecoepidemiology of the triatomine fauna (Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Colombia

F Guhl, G Aguilera, N Pinto, D Vergara - Biomedica, 2007 - scielo.org.co
Abstract GUHL, Felipe; AGUILERA, Germán; PINTO, Néstor and VERGARA, Daniela.
Actualización de la distribución geográfica y ecoepidemiología de la fauna de triatominos …

Trapping Triatominae in silvatic habitats

F Noireau, F Abad-Franch, SAS Valente… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2002 - SciELO Brasil
Large-scale trials of a trapping system designed to collect silvatic Triatominae are reported.
Live-baited adhesive traps were tested in various ecosystems and different triatomine …

Field ecology of sylvatic Rhodnius populations (Heteroptera, Triatominae): risk factors for palm tree infestation in western Ecuador

F Abad‐Franch, FS Palomeque… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Most Rhodnius species (Triatominae) are primarily associated with palm trees.
They maintain enzootic Trypanosoma cruzi transmission and are responsible for human …

Untangling the transmission dynamics of primary and secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Colombia: parasite infection, feeding sources and discrete typing …

C Hernández, C Salazar, H Brochero, A Teherán… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas disease. Due to its genetic
diversity has been classified into six Discrete Typing Units (DTUs) in association with …

Modeling disease vector occurrence when detection is imperfect: infestation of Amazonian palm trees by triatomine bugs at three spatial scales

F Abad-Franch, G Ferraz, C Campos… - PLoS Neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Failure to detect a disease agent or vector where it actually occurs constitutes a
serious drawback in epidemiology. In the pervasive situation where no sampling technique …

[HTML][HTML] Association of anthropogenic land use change and increased abundance of the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens in a rural landscape of Panama

NL Gottdenker, JE Calzada, A Saldaña… - The American journal …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Anthropogenic disturbance is associated with increased vector-borne infectious disease
transmission in wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. The objective of this study was to …