Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in Rondônia, Brazil: A novel report

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

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Dayse da Silva Rocha¹  Alda Lobato²  Cleber Galvão¹ 

[1] Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório Nacional e Internacional de Referência em Taxonomia de Triatomíneos;Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública

关键词: Chagas disease;    New records;    Vectors;    Surveillance programs;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0141-2021

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: This short communication presents a novel report on the occurrence of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Methods: Two specimens were collected inside dwellings and identified using dichotomous keys. Results: The present study showed the extensive geographic distribution of P. rufotuberculatus and the increased number of species in the state of Rondônia. Conclusions: This new record of P. rufotuberculatus is important for understanding the epidemiology of Chagas disease because this species is found naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Studies on the ecology, biology, and vector–host–parasite interactions of this species are essential for surveillance programs.

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