Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Panstrongylus megistus is the main triatomine involved in the human transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Minas Gerais, Brazil. We analyzed the occurrence of triatomines in the Itaúna micro-regions for healthcare. METHODS: Data were collected as part of routine entomological surveillanc...

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Autores principales: Dias, João Victor Leite, de Souza, Rita de Cássia Moreira, Souza, Janice Maria Borba, Diotaiuti, Liléia Gonçalves, Ferreira, Raquel Aparecida
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Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7747831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33338105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0084-2020
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author Dias, João Victor Leite
de Souza, Rita de Cássia Moreira
Souza, Janice Maria Borba
Diotaiuti, Liléia Gonçalves
Ferreira, Raquel Aparecida
author_facet Dias, João Victor Leite
de Souza, Rita de Cássia Moreira
Souza, Janice Maria Borba
Diotaiuti, Liléia Gonçalves
Ferreira, Raquel Aparecida
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description INTRODUCTION: Panstrongylus megistus is the main triatomine involved in the human transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Minas Gerais, Brazil. We analyzed the occurrence of triatomines in the Itaúna micro-regions for healthcare. METHODS: Data were collected as part of routine entomological surveillance activities, including the species identity, capture site, developmental stage, and trypanosome infection. RESULTS: In total, 503 specimens from five species were captured (495 P. megistus). Adults were mainly captured by residents inside their homes, whereas nymphs were mostly captured by public health professionals outside. CONCLUSIONS: The epidemiologically important triatomine, P. megistus, continues to persist in our study region.
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spelling pubmed-77478312020-12-22 Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil Dias, João Victor Leite de Souza, Rita de Cássia Moreira Souza, Janice Maria Borba Diotaiuti, Liléia Gonçalves Ferreira, Raquel Aparecida Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Short Communication INTRODUCTION: Panstrongylus megistus is the main triatomine involved in the human transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Minas Gerais, Brazil. We analyzed the occurrence of triatomines in the Itaúna micro-regions for healthcare. METHODS: Data were collected as part of routine entomological surveillance activities, including the species identity, capture site, developmental stage, and trypanosome infection. RESULTS: In total, 503 specimens from five species were captured (495 P. megistus). Adults were mainly captured by residents inside their homes, whereas nymphs were mostly captured by public health professionals outside. CONCLUSIONS: The epidemiologically important triatomine, P. megistus, continues to persist in our study region. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7747831/ /pubmed/33338105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0084-2020 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
spellingShingle Short Communication
Dias, João Victor Leite
de Souza, Rita de Cássia Moreira
Souza, Janice Maria Borba
Diotaiuti, Liléia Gonçalves
Ferreira, Raquel Aparecida
Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil
title Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil
title_full Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil
title_fullStr Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil
title_short Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil
title_sort occurrence of panstrongylus megistus (burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the southeast region of brazil
topic Short Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7747831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33338105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0084-2020
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