Trypanosoma cruzi vectors in a periurban area of the Western Brazilian Amazon.
Madson Huilber da Silva MoraesAdila Costa de JesusFernanda Portela MadeiraGilberto Gilmar MorescoJader de OliveiraJoão Aristeu da RosaLuís Marcelo Aranha CamargoPaulo Sérgio BernardeDionatas Ulises de Oliveira MeneguettiPublished in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo (2020)
The etiological agent of American trypanosomiasis is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi , typically transmitted by triatomines. The aim of this study was to investigate the triatomine fauna and trypanosomiasis infections in Acre State , Western Brazilian Amazon. Insect collection was performed by dissecting palm trees and installing traps. We found that T. cruzi infection rate was 24.5% and Rhodnius pictipes (57.1%) was the most abundant triatomine species. Health education as well as epidemiological and entomological surveillance are necessary to diagnose and prevent new cases of Chagas disease in the region.