Triatoma maculata colonises urban domicilies in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Ricardo-Silva, Alice, Gonçalves, Teresa Cristina Monte, Luitgards-Moura, José Francisco, Lopes, Catarina Macedo, Silva, Silvano Pedrosa da, Bastos, Amanda Queiroz, Vargas, Nathalia Coelho, Freitas, Maria-Rosa Goreti

FONTE

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

13/10/2016

RESUMO

During a medical entomology course in Boa Vista, Roraima, colonies of Triatoma maculata closely associated with pigeon nests were observed in concrete air-conditioner box located on the external plastered and cemented walls of a modern brick-built apartment block. In only one eight-hole ceramic brick, located inside one air-conditioner box, 127 specimens of T. maculata were collected. T. maculata is a recognised vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the surrounding area and its domiciliation increases the risk of Chagas disease transmission.

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