First report of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the State of Acre and Rondônia, Amazon, Brazil.

Authors :: Ribeiro Castro MAL
de Souza Castro GV
de Souza JL
de Souza CR
Ramos LJ
de Oliveira J
da Rosa JA
Aranha Camargo LM
Meneguetti DUO
Source :: Acta tropica [Acta Trop] 2018 Jun; Vol. 182, pp. 158-160. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 27.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Introduction: This article reports, for the first time, the occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus in the Brazilian Western Amazon.<br />Methods: Specimens of P. megistus were collected in the cities of Rio Branco, Acre and Extrema, Rondônia.<br />Results: The number of triatomine species in the State of Acre increased from eight to nine and in Rondônia from seven to eight. This was also the first report of P. megistus in the Brazilian Western Amazon.<br />Conclusion: The occurrence of P. megistus in the Western Amazon evidences an epidemiological alert, since it is an important vector of T. cruzi.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Animals
Brazil
Chagas Disease parasitology
Chagas Disease transmission
Environmental Monitoring statistics & numerical data
Hemiptera growth & development
Panstrongylus growth & development
Reduviidae growth & development
Triatominae growth & development

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