A Common Caatinga Cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, is an Important Ecotope of Wild Triatoma brasiliensis Populations in the Jaguaribe Valley of Northeastern Brazil

dc.creatorBarbosa, Carolina Valença
dc.creatorLima, Marli M
dc.creatorSarquis, Otília
dc.creatorBezerra, Claudia M
dc.creatorFranch, Fernando Abad
dc.date2015-05-15T13:16:46Z
dc.date2015-05-15T13:16:46Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:43:36Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:43:36Z
dc.identifierBARBOSA, Carolina Valença et al. A Common Caatinga Cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, is an Important Ecotope of Wild Triatoma brasiliensis Populations in the Jaguaribe Valley of Northeastern Brazil. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., v.90, n.6, p.1059–1062, 2014.
dc.identifier0002-9637
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/10338
dc.identifier10.4269/ajtmh.13-0204
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8862755
dc.descriptionTriatoma brasiliensis is the most important vector of Chagas disease in the Caatinga eco-region of northeastern Brazil. Wild T. brasiliensis populations have been reported only from rocky outcrops. However, this species frequently infests/re-infests houses in rock-free sedimentary lowlands. We therefore hypothesized that it should also occupy other natural ecotopes. We show that a common Caatinga cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, locally known as xiquexique, often harbors T. brasiliensis breeding colonies apparently associated with rodents (n = 44 cacti, infestation rate = 47.7%, 157 bugs captured). Our findings suggest that infested cacti might be involved in house re-infestation by T. brasiliensis in the Caatinga region.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectDoença de Chagas
dc.subjectTriatoma brasiliensis
dc.subjectChagas Disease
dc.subjectNortheastern Brazil
dc.subjectPilosocereus gounellei
dc.subjectEnfermedad de Chagas
dc.titleA Common Caatinga Cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, is an Important Ecotope of Wild Triatoma brasiliensis Populations in the Jaguaribe Valley of Northeastern Brazil
dc.typeArticle


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