Article
Triatoma maculata colonises urban domicilies in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
Registro en:
SILVA, Alice Ricardo; et al. Triatoma maculata colonises urban domicilies in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, v.111, n.11, p.703-706, Nov. 2016.
0074-0276
10.1590/0074-02760160026
1678-8060
Autor
Silva, Alice Ricardo
Gonçalves, Teresa Cristina Monte
Moura, José Francisco Luitgards
Lopes, Catarina Macedo
Silva, Silvano Pedrosa da
Bastos, Amanda Queiroz
Vargas, Nathalia Coelho
Freitas, Maria Rosa Goreti
Resumen
During a medical entomology course in Boa Vista, Roraima, colonies of Triatoma maculata closely associated with pigeon nests were observed in concrete air-conditioner box located on the external plastered and cemented walls of a modern brick-built apartment block. In only one eight-hole ceramic brick, located inside one air-conditioner box, 127 specimens of T. maculata were collected. T. maculata is a recognised vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the surrounding area and its domiciliation increases the risk of Chagas disease transmission.