Trypanosoma cruzi vectors in a periurban area of the Western Brazilian Amazon
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2020-01-01
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Silva Moraes, Madson Huilber da
Jesus, Adila Costa de
Madeira, Fernanda Portela
Moresco, Gilberto Gilmar
Oliveira, Jader de [UNESP]
Rosa, Joao Aristeu da [UNESP]
Aranha Camargo, Luis Marcelo
Bernarde, Paulo Sergio
Oliveira Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de
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Inst Medicina Tropical Sao Paulo
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The etiological agent of American trypanosomiasis is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, typically transmitted by triatomines. The aim of this study was to investigate the triatomine fauna and trypanosomiasis infections in Acre State, Western Brazilian Amazon. Insect collection was performed by dissecting palm trees and installing traps. We found that T cruzi infection rate was 24.5% and Rhodnius pictipes (57.1%) was the most abundant triatomine species. Health education as well as epidemiological and entomological surveillance are necessary to diagnose and prevent new cases of Chagas disease in the region.
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Triatominac, Trypanosomiasis, Trypanosoma cruzi, Western Amazon, Rhodnius pictipes
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Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo: Inst Medicina Tropical Sao Paulo, v. 62, 5 p., 2020.