Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

BACKGROUND: This study is the first report of the species Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Roraima, a state in northern Brazil. METHODS: We collected specimens from a residence in the municipality of Rorainópolis. RESULTS: Our findings confirmed the occurrence of this species in Roraima, increasing...

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Autores principales: Souza, Éder dos Santos, Meneguetti, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira, Galvão, Cleber, de Paiva, Vinicius Fernandes, Guimarães, Izabele de Souza, da Silva, Ágata Cristian Lima, Alencar, Gabriela Maciel, Guerra, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9592095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36287470
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0113-2022
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: This study is the first report of the species Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Roraima, a state in northern Brazil. METHODS: We collected specimens from a residence in the municipality of Rorainópolis. RESULTS: Our findings confirmed the occurrence of this species in Roraima, increasing the number of registered species from six to seven. CONCLUSIONS: Future studies are required to further investigate and expand our knowledge of the occurrence of this species and its epidemiological importance for this state.

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