[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.
Laboratório Regional de Entomologia, Núcleo Regional de Saúde, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Dourados, MS. psilvadealmeida@yahoo.com.br
Paulo Silva de
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Almeida
Walter
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Ceretti Júnior
Marcos Takashi
MT
Obara
Honório Roberto
HR
Santos
José Maria Soares
JM
Barata
Odival
O
Faccenda
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.