Entomological indicators and food sources of triatomines in the Brazilian semi-arid region.
Luis Ricardo Soares da SilvaJoão Paulo Sales Oliveira CorreiaFrancisco José de Freitas AraújoCleber GalvãoMaria Beatriz Araújo SilvaJaqueline Bianque de OliveiraPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2024)
The results reinforce the need to intensify CD diagnosis, surveillance, and control actions, as an increase in entomological indices was recorded. Blood from humans and domestic and synanthropic animals was detected in the infected triatomines, suggesting a risk of CD vector transmission in Petrolina. As CD is a zoonosis, multidisciplinary and intersectoral CD surveillance must be conducted in the context of the One Health.