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Triatoma brasiliensis Neiva, 1911: food sources and diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi in wild and artificial environments of the semiarid region of Ceará, northeastern Brazil.

Claudia Mendonça BezerraSilvia Ermelinda BarbosaRita de Cássia Moreira de SouzaCarla Patrícia BarezaniRicardo Esteban GürtlerAlberto Novaes RamosLiléia Diotaiuti
Published in: Parasites & vectors (2018)
The feeding eclecticism of T. brasiliensis shows its importance in maintaining the transmission dynamics of T. cruzi, with evidence of intense circulation between anthropic and wild environments. Attention should be placed on the association among T. brasiliensis, rodents and ruminants, in addition to the presence of TcIII in the study region.
Keyphrases
  • trypanosoma cruzi
  • drinking water
  • risk assessment
  • human health