A simple, biologically sound, and potentially useful working classification of Chagas disease vectors

AUTOR(ES)

Abad-Franch, Fernando

FONTE

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-10

RESUMO

Current working classifications of Chagas disease vectors rely on a loose mix-up of biological and operational matters. They are therefore confusing and ineffective. I propose a very simple classification that makes biological sense and can be operationally useful. It considers a four-level hierarchy of species (which can be native or non-native); populations (either wild or non-wild); infestation foci (natural, domestic or peridomestic); and individual bugs (which can be solitary house-invaders or part of a hidden infestation focus). This classification translates into a clear, algorithmic scheme for triatomine control-surveillance that may be useful at every operationally relevant scale, from multi-country initiatives to on-site control-surveillance action.

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