Investigation of the triatomine (Hemiptera: Triatominae) fauna and its infection by Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), in an area with an outbreak of Chagas disease in the Brazilian South-Western Amazon
| Autor: | Fernanda Portela Madeira, Adila Costa de Jesus, Madson Huilber da Silva Moraes, Weverton Páscoa do Livramento, Maria Lidiane Araújo Oliveira, Jader de Oliveira, João Aristeu da Rosa, Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Chilena de Entomología, Vol 46, Iss 3, Pp 525-532 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0034-740X 0718-8994 |
| DOI: | 10.35249/rche.46.3.20.19 |
| Popis: | The present study aims to describe the occurrence of triatomines and their infection rate by Trypanosoma cruzi, in an area of Chagas disease outbreak in Rodrigues Alves municipality, Acre state, Brazil. Collections were performed by passive search (capture of specimens by local people) and dissection of palm trees (Attalea butyracea and Mauritia flexuosa). Thirty two triatomines belonging to four species grouped into two genera (Rhodnius and Eratyrus) had T. cruzi infection rate of 15.6%. Only in A. butyracea triatomines were captured. The passive search was the most effective method for collection. The Nova Cintra triatomine fauna comprises four species and it is important to carry out future studies to understand the biology of these triatomines. |
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