Table 2.
The major triatomine species that colonize the domestic and peridomestic environment and play an important role in the epidemiology of Chagas' disease in Latin Americaa
| Vector species | Locations |
|---|---|
| Triatoma infestans | Argentina,b Brazil,c Chile,c Paraguay,b southern Peru, Uruguayc |
| Rhodnius prolixus | Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala,d Honduras, southern Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela |
| Triatoma dimidiata | Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, northern Peru, Venezuela |
| Panstrongylus megistus | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay |
| Triatoma brasiliensis | Northeastern Brazil |
a
Data are from reference 311.
b
T. cruzi transmission by T. infestans has been certified as interrupted in 6 provinces of Argentina and 1 department of Paraguay (220).
c
T. cruzi transmission by T. infestans has been certified as interrupted throughout the country (220).
d
T. cruzi transmission by R. prolixus has been certified as interrupted throughout the country (220).