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Trypanosoma cruzi vectors in a periurban area of the Western Brazilian Amazon
Fecha
2020-01-01Registro en:
Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo: Inst Medicina Tropical Sao Paulo, v. 62, 5 p., 2020.
0036-4665
10.1590/S1678-9946202062087
S0036-46652020000100612
WOS:000592881800001
S0036-46652020000100612.pdf
Autor
Univ Fed Acre
Minist Saude
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Ctr Univ Sao Lucas Afya
Ctr Pesquisa Med Trop Rondonia
Inst Nacl Epidemiol Amazonia Ocident
Institución
Resumen
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.