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Entomological survey in the state of Piauí , Northeastern Brazil, reveals intra...
Santos, Silvia Menezes dos; Sousa, Danielle Misael de; Santos, Jessica Pereira dos; Vieira, Felipe Pinheiro do NascimentoThis survey aimed to assess the presence of triatomine vectors of Chagas disease within the rural communities of São João do Piauí, Northeast Brazil. Intradomiciliary and peridomiciliary collection strategies were implemented wherein 279 specimens of Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma, both nymph and adult were found in 15 (50%) of the studied homes. Of the intradomiciliary insects, 73 (67.6%) were identified ...
Entomological survey in the state of Piauí, Northeastern Brazil, reveals intrad...
Santos, Silvia Menezes dos; Sousa, Danielle Misael de; Santos, Jessica Pereira dos; Vieira, José Felipe Pinheiro do NascimentoThis survey aimed to assess the presence of triatomine vectors of Chagas disease within the rural communities of São João do Piauí, Northeast Brazil. Intradomiciliary and peridomiciliary collection strategies were implemented wherein 279 specimens of Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma, both nymph and adult were found in 15 (50%) of the studied homes. Of the intradomiciliary insects, 73 (67.6%) were identified ...
Estudo citogenético de quatro espécies de Triatominae (Hemiptera:Reduviidade)
Santos, Silvia Menezes dosCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; The subfamily Triatominae possesses 141 reported species (Juberg et al., 2009; Schofield & Galvão, 2009), where all are capable of transmitting the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, an etiological agent of Chagas disease. Although not all species present epidemiological importance as transmitters of this pathogen, many are considered secondary or occasional...