Occurrences of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and firstreports of Panstrongylus geniculatus in urban environments in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rev Inst Med Trop São Paulo
; 60(33): 1-6, Mai, 2018. tab, map
Article
in En
| SES-SP, SESSP-SUCENPROD, SES-SP
| ID: biblio-1066307
Responsible library:
BR93.2
Localization: BR93.2
ABSTRACT
This note reports on occurrences of triatomine species in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, registered between 1988 and 2017. Records of triatomines captured in Sao Paulo are basedon specimens received spontaneously from Health Surveillance Centers, Health Centersand Zoonosis Control Centers in the city as well as from citizens. Species were identified morphologically at the Public Health Entomology Laboratory, Faculty of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, where the triatomines, which are vectors of Chagas disease, were tested for Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The first reported occurrence of triatomine bugs in urban Sao Paulo was in 1988. The specimen, which was captured in Jardim Sao Luiz district, was from the genus Panstrongylus and was registered as Panstrongylus sp. but was not sexed. Since this first recorded occurrence, the following species have been found in the city Panstrongylus geniculatus (2 occurrences), P. megistus (15 occurrences), Triatomainfestans (1 occurrence) and T. sordida (3 occurrences). In this paper, the importance of reporting occurrences of triatomine bugs in the city of Sao Paulo, one of the largest metropolis in the world, is discussed with an emphasis on P. megistus. The occurrences discussed here indicate the importance of entomological surveillance for these vectors even in urban centers although the possibility of vector transmission of Chagas disease in these centers is very low...
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Collection:
06-national
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BR
Database:
SES-SP
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SESSP-SUCENPROD
Main subject:
Triatominae
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Chagas Disease
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Vector Control of Diseases
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Hemiptera
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev Inst Med Trop São Paulo
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article