Description of the feeding preferences of triatominae in the Chagas disease surveillance study for the State of Pernambuco, Brazil (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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50(4): 543-546, July-Aug. 2017. tab
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ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
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.
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Main subject:
Triatominae
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Feeding Behavior
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Gastrointestinal Contents
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Insect Vectors
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Universidade de Pernambuco/BR
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