First report of Rhodnius montenegrensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Bolivia

ABSTRACT Background: The subfamily Triatominae, which comprises 157 species, carries the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. This short communication reports for the first time the occurrence of Rhodnius montenegrensis in Bolivia. Methods: Active searches were carri...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: André Luiz Rodrigues Menezes, Ricardo Angelo Schneider, Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro, Cícera Alexsandra Costa dos Santos, Elaine Oliveira Costa de Carvalho, Gabriel Cestari Vilardi, Jader de Oliveira, João Aristeu da Rosa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
Subjects:
Entomological surveillance
Western Amazon
Kissing bugs
New record
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0156-2022
https://doaj.org/article/a4f6325ba4a44b4db5ef660eb1c89d8b
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Summary:ABSTRACT Background: The subfamily Triatominae, which comprises 157 species, carries the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. This short communication reports for the first time the occurrence of Rhodnius montenegrensis in Bolivia. Methods: Active searches were carried out on palm trees of the genus Oenocarpus in Beni district, Bolivia. Results: Fifteen R. montenegrensis specimens were collected from a rural area of the Beni district, Bolivia, and tested positive for T. cruzi. Conclusions: This new report expands the geographic distribution of the species in Latin America. Due to their ability to transmit trypanosomatids, the species deserves the attention of vector control programs.

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