Occurrence of triatomines in public spaces: An atypical case in the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon

ABSTRACT Background: Triatomines infest atypical public spaces in the Western Amazon. Methods: Frequent visitors to these spaces captured the insects in the state of Acre, Brazil (Rio Branco and Cruzeiro do Sul). Results: Six insects were found in a penitentiary, a church, a school, a university, a...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Karoline Silva da Cruz, Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro, Fernanda Portela Madeira, Daniela da Silva Paixão, Adila Costa de Jesus, Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo, João Aristeu da Rosa, Jader de Oliveira, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023
Subjects:
Triatominae
Environment changes
Insect vectors
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Rio Branco
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0042-2023
https://doaj.org/article/857a0e7d678244e6852d3ff22f89af24
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background: Triatomines infest atypical public spaces in the Western Amazon. Methods: Frequent visitors to these spaces captured the insects in the state of Acre, Brazil (Rio Branco and Cruzeiro do Sul). Results: Six insects were found in a penitentiary, a church, a school, a university, a hospital, and a health center. Five of the insects were adults (three positive for Trypanosoma cruzi) and one was a nymph. Conclusions: This is the first report of triatomine occurrence in schools or churches. These data are important for implementing surveillance strategies and alerting individuals about possible changes in Chagas disease transmission dynamics.

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