Colonization by Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in an urban park in the city of São Paulo

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

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Rubens Antonio da Silva¹  Vera Aparecida Oliveira Estevão²  Agnaldo Nepomuceno Duarte²  Priscilla Cipolini Maria³ 

[1] Departamento de Combate a Vetores, Laboratório Especializado de Mogi Guaçu: Doença de Chagas;Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Centro Regional Região Metropolitana de São Paulo;Secretaria de Infraestrutura e Meio Ambiente, Parque Estadual Dr. Fernando Costa Água Branca

关键词: São Paulo;    Chagas disease;    Triatomines;    Urban parks;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0330-2020

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: This communication reports on the occurrence of colonization by Panstrongylus megistus in an urban park in the municipality of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Entomological research includes active search for vectors based on notifications by the population and identification and examination of insects. Results: A colony of triatomines was found to be associated with enclosed birds. Conclusions: The occurrence of P. megistus has already been reported in the city of São Paulo; however, reports of colonization by this species provide evidence of its potential for the occupation of artificial ecotopes, which may pose a risk to the human population.

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