Abstract

MAESTRE-SERRANO, Ronald  and  EYES-ESCALANTE, Melisa. Current state of the presence and distribution of triatomine in the department of Atlántico-Colombia: 2003-2010. Bol Mal Salud Amb [online]. 2012, vol.52, n.1, pp.125-128. ISSN 1690-4648.

The department of Atlántico in Colombia is considered non-endemic for Chagas disease, however there are risk factors associated with the presence of vector species. According to the last record of distribution of triatomine species in Colombia, this department only reported the presence of Triatoma maculata. The objective of this article a is to update the presence and distribution of triatomine species in urban and rural areas in Atlántico-Colombia. A retrospective study was performed based on Atlántico´s records of triatomines between the years 2003 to 2010. During the period studied the following species were recorded: Panstrongylus geniculatus in the municipalities of Piojó, Tubará, Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla, Soledad and Luruaco; Eratyrus cuspidatus in the municipalities of Piojó and Tubará and T. maculata in Puerto Colombia. These results broaden the distribution of triatomines in Atlántico department and Colombian Caribbean region.

Keywords : Triatomine; Chagas disease; Colombia.