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ArticleInsects2021

A Southwestern United States Pilot Investigation of Triatomine-Mite Prevalence.

Kyndall C Dye-Braumuller, Hanna Waltz, Mary K Lynn, Stephen A Klotz, Justin O Schmidt, Alvaro Romero, Marvin Stanley Rodriguez Aquino, Jose Ricardo Palacios Valladares, Pamela Michelle Cornejo Rivas, Melissa S Nolan

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Article in Insects, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Kyndall C Dye-BraumullerArnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Hanna WaltzArnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Mary K LynnArnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
Stephen A KlotzDepartment of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.
Justin O SchmidtSouthwestern Biological Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.
Alvaro RomeroDepartment of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6420-7153
Marvin Stanley Rodriguez AquinoCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud, Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador.ORCID 0000-0001-9484-5431
Jose Ricardo Palacios ValladaresCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud, Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Pamela Michelle Cornejo RivasCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Salud, Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador.ORCID 0000-0002-0505-8880
Melissa S NolanArnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8579-5372

Funding

Brockman Foundation N/AOffice of the Vice President for Research, University of South Carolina N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChagas disease is a leading cause of cardiac failure in Latin America. Due to poor safety profiles and efficacy of currently available therapeutics, prevention is a priority for the millions living at risk for acquiring this clinically important vector-borne disease. Triatomine vectors of the Chagas disease parasite,

methodsTriatomine collections were performed using three common entomologic techniques in 2020-2021 from four different locations in southern Arizona and New Mexico. Triatomines were analyzed visually under a 112.5× microscope for the presence of externally attached mites. Following mite removal, triatomines were tested for

resultsApproximately 13% of the collected triatomines had mites securely attached to their head, thorax, abdomen, and legs. More than one mite attached was a common finding among ectoparasitized triatomines. Mite presence, however, did not statistically influence triatomine

conclusionsOur findings add to a growing body of literature demonstrating the sustainability of mite-infested triatomine populations throughout the Western Hemisphere. Future investigations are warranted to better understand the biologic impact of triatomine mites and their potential to serve as a potential biological control tool.

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Chagas diseaseectoparasitesmitesTriatoma protractaTriatoma recurvaTriatoma rubidaTrypanosoma cruziUnited States

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PMID34564250
PMCPMC8465194

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