[Survey of Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) fauna in domestic environments and natural infection by Trypanosomatidae in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul].
Between 2000 and 2004, a survey of Triatominae fauna (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and examination of natural infection caused by Trypanosomatidae in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, was conducted. A total of 13,671 specimens were collected. Through fauna analysis on the insects that were caught, Triatoma sordida was characterized as very abundant, very frequent, constant and dominant. The rates of natural infection with Trypanosoma cruzi were 3.2% for Panstrongylus geniculatus, 0.6% for Rhodnius neglectus and 0.1% for Triatoma sordida. Nevertheless, the State of Mato Grosso do Sul is free from endemic vector transmission.
Almeida
Paulo Silva de
PS
Laboratório Regional de Entomologia, Núcleo Regional de Saúde, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Dourados, MS. psilvadealmeida@yahoo.com.br
Ceretti Júnior
Walter
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Obara
Marcos Takashi
MT
Santos
Honório Roberto
HR
Barata
José Maria Soares
JM
Faccenda
Odival
O
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000635:transmission; D006798:Housing; D010203:Panstrongylus / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D011156:Population Density; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012239:Rhodnius / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D014224:Triatoma / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000302:isolation & purification*
Levantamento da fauna de Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) em ambiente domiciliar e infecção natural por Trypanosomatidae no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul.