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

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,...

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Autores principales: da Cruz, Karoline Silva, Ribeiro, Mariane Albuquerque Lima, Madeira, Fernanda Portela, Paixão, Daniela da Silva, de Jesus, Adila Costa, Camargo, Luis Marcelo Aranha, da Rosa, João Aristeu, de Oliveira, Jader, Bernarde, Paulo Sérgio, Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2023
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10109346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37075450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0042-2023
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Sumario: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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