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Ecoepidemiology of Chagas Disease in a Biological Corridor in Southeastern Mexico: A Promising Approach to Understand the Risk of Chagas Disease.
Cruz-Alegría, Ingrid Yazmin; Santos-Hernández, Nancy Gabriela; Ruiz-Castillejos, Christian; Ruan-Soto, Juan Felipe; Moreno-Rodríguez, Adriana; Flores-Villegas, Any Laura; Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Javier; Hernández-Mijangos, Luis Arturo; Espinoza-Medinilla, Eduardo Estanislao; Vidal-López, Dolores Guadalupe; De Fuentes-Vicente, José Antonio.
Afiliação
  • Cruz-Alegría IY; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Santos-Hernández NG; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Ruiz-Castillejos C; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Ruan-Soto JF; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Moreno-Rodríguez A; Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
  • Flores-Villegas AL; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Gutiérrez-Jiménez J; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Hernández-Mijangos LA; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Espinoza-Medinilla EE; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • Vidal-López DG; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
  • De Fuentes-Vicente JA; Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico.
J Parasitol Res ; 2024: 4775361, 2024.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38495541
ABSTRACT
Ecoepidemiology is an emerging field that attempts to explain how biotic, environmental, and even social factors influence the dynamics of infectious diseases. Particularly in vector-borne diseases, the study under this approach offers us an overview of the pathogens, vectors, and hosts that coexist in a given region and their ecological determinants. As a result of this, risk predictions can be established in a changing environment and how it may impact human populations. This paper is aimed at evaluating some ecoepidemiological characteristics of Chagas disease in a natural reserve in southeastern Mexico that borders human settlements. We carry out a cross-sectional study in 2022 where we search insects manually and with light traps. We set traps for small mammals and bats and conducted interviews with the inhabitants living around the study site. We identified the presence of Triatoma dimidiata and T. huehuetenanguensis species with a percentage of TcI T. cruzi infection of 68.4% (95% CI 66.9-69.9). Temperature and humidity were not determining factors for the probability of insect capture. Of the 108 wild mammals (Chiroptera, Rodentia, and Didelphimorphia), none was infected with T. cruzi. Knowledge about Chagas disease in nearby inhabitants is poor, and some characteristics were found on the periphery of dwellings that could offer a refuge for insect vectors. With this information, surveillance strategies can be generated in the study area that reduce the risk of transmission of T. cruzi parasite to humans, and it is expected to motivate the use of this field in future research.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: J Parasitol Res Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: J Parasitol Res Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: México País de publicação: Estados Unidos