Low Trypanosoma cruzi transmission risk to humans in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas

Abstract

In the Trans-Pecos region of Texas, reports of domestic triatomine bites were common (67%), with 36% of residentially collected triatomines positive for Trypanosoma cruzi. Despite the transmission potential, no human infections were detected. Collected Triatoma rubida species were themselves frequently parasitized with mites.

Keywords

• Trypanosoma cruzi
• Triatoma rubida
• Triatoma gerstaeckeri
• Triatoma protracta
• Pimeliaphilus
• Mites