[First finding of Chagas disease vectors associated with wild bushes in the Metropolitan Region of Chile].

Background: Insects of the subfamily triatominae are the biological vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causal agent of Chagas disease.

Aim: To search for wild colonies of triatomines in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.

Material And Methods: Ad hoc traps were placed in two endemic zones of the Metropolitan Region of Chile, during 30 nights.