Reassessing the entomological investigation around the first autochthonous case of Chagas disease in Western Brazilian Amazon
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(1): 121-123, Feb. 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
In 1979, the first autochthonous case of Chagas disease in the Western Brazilian Amazon was reported and an entomological survey was carried out around it. Specimens of Rhodnius pictipes and Rhodnius robustus were collected in intradomicile and sylvatic ecotopes. Adult bugs were infected with trypanosomatids. Invasion of houses by triatomines was demonstrated and the presence of infected bugs inside dwellings was associated with the possibility of vector-borne Chagas disease. Continuous entomological surveillance employing additional taxonomic tools is needed in the Brazilian Amazon in order to better understand the dynamics of house invasion by sylvatic triatomines and the risk of Trypanosoma cruzi infection transmission.
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Asunto principal:
Rhodnius
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Trypanosoma cruzi
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Enfermedad de Chagas
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Vivienda
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Insectos Vectores
Límite:
Animales
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Fiocruz/BR
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Fundação de Medicina Tropical do Amazonas/BR
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Universidade Federal do Amazonas/BR
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