Rhodnius stali: new vector infected by Trypanosoma rangeli (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae)

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Gabriela Vieira de Souza Castro, Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro, Leandro José Ramos, Jader de Oliveira, João Aristeu da Rosa, Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Triatomines; Rangeliose; Trypanosomatids; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Rio Branco
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0054-2017; https://doaj.org/article/47b5d1caad614e0c9041203db5e69066

Abstract INTRODUCTION Rhodnius stali infection by Trypanosoma rangeli is reported in this study for the first time. METHODS The triatomines were collected from the campus of the Federal University of Acre in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. The identification of T. rangeli was confirmed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The examinations of two specimens revealed R. stali infection by the epimastigote forms of T. rangeli. CONCLUSIONS The encounter of R. stali infected by T. rangeli generates an alert for the state of Acre, since the simultaneous presence with Trypanosoma cruzi can make the differential diagnosis of Chagas disease difficult.