First report on the occurrence of Trypanosoma rangeli Tejera, 1920 in the state of Ceará, Brazil, in naturally infected triatomine Rhodnius nasutus Stal, 1859 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae).

• Author(s): Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling ; Diotaiuti, Liléia Gonçalves ; Romanha, Alvaro José ; Bezerra, Cláudia Mendonça ; Machado, Evandro Marques de Menezes
• Date: 2017
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

The aim of this work was to identify and report the occurrence of Trypanosoma rangeli and Trypanosoma cruzi in naturally infected Rhodnius nasutus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Triatomines feces, salivary glands, and hemolymph were collected for fresh examination, and specific detection of T. rangeli and T. cruzi DNA by polymerase chain reaction was carried out. The specific characterization of these two parasites showed the simultaneous presence of both parasites in two (7.7%) of the 26 p