Insecticidal efficacy of fluralaner (Bravecto®) against Triatoma brasiliensis, a major vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Brazil.
Tamyres Bernadete Dantas QueirogaLuanderson Cardoso Pereira GomezEduardo Rodrigues de SenaWilo Victor Dos SantosHenrique Rafael Pontes FerreiraVicente Toscano de Araújo-NetoAndressa Noronha Barbosa-SilvaCarlos Ramon do Nascimento BritoRomeika Karla Dos Reis LimaJoão Ciro Fagundes-NetoLúcia Maria da Cunha GalvãoHenrique Rocha de MedeirosAntônia Cláudia Jácome da CâmaraManuela Sales Lima NascimentoRenata Antonaci GamaPaulo Marcos da Matta GuedesPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2021)
Our results suggest that fluralaner (Bravecto®) treatment of dogs induces long-term mortality of T. brasiliensis after the blood meal. This is a potential approach to be used to control vector transmission of T. cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, especially in endemic areas.