Infestation of peridomestic<i>Attalea phalerata</i>palms by<i>Rhodnius stali</i>, a vector of<i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>in the Alto Beni, Bolivia

Abstract

Attalea phalerata palms represent an important sylvatic ecotope occupied by R. stali in the Alto Beni region of Bolivia, where there are signs of T. cruzi transmission to humans, despite the preliminary indication of low level of natural infection of the vectors.