Article
Description of the feeding preferences of triatominae in the Chagas disease surveillance study for the State of Pernambuco, Brazil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
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SILVA, Maria Beatriz Araújo; et al. Description of the feeding preferences of triatominae in the Chagas disease surveillance study for the State of Pernambuco, Brazil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). Rev. bras. Med. Trop., v.50, n.4, p.543-546, July - Aug. 2017
0037-8682
10.1590/0037-8682-0334-2016
1678-9849
Autor
Silva, Maria Beatriz Araújo
Menezes, Kelly Reis de
Faria, Maria Clara Guerra de
Andrade, Maria Sandra
Victor, Caio Cesar Alves
Lorosa, Elias Seixas
Juberg, José
Resumen
Studying the feeding preferences of triatomines is an important entomological surveillance tool, since continuous
surveillance of the disease is necessary. Methods: The precipitin reaction was used to describe the feeding preferences of
triatomines along with their natural infection by flagellates similar to Tyrpanosoma cruzi. Six hundred eighty-seven insects were
examined, including Triatoma brasiliensis, Triatoma pseudomaculata, and Panstrongylus lutzi. Results: Sixty-nine (10%) of 687
triatomines examined tested positive for flagellates similar to T. cruzi, and 8 (1.2%) of these fed on human blood. Conclusions:
This study found potential transmitters of Chagas disease both inside and outside the domiciliar environment.