“…In some rural localities, the number of samples was relatively high, due to the fact that several rural communities, dispersed within a radius of 5 km, were included in the same locality. In each dwelling, an entomological survey was conducted in search of triatominae, following the hour-man-house method proposed by Schofield (1978). The collected specimens were classified according to the criteria set by Lent and Wygodzinski (1979).…”