title: First report of Panstrongylus megistus sylvatic focus in municipality of Bambuí, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
abstract: In 1943, the Center for the Study and Prophylaxis of Chagas Disease, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, state of Minas Gerais (MG), was created in the municipality of Bambuí to carry out studies related to Chagas disease in the mid-western region of MG. Since that time, several investigations have been conducted to determine the natural habitat of triatomines, but Panstrongylus megistus colonies have never been found in this region. This paper records the first finding of a P. megistus sylvatic colony in 69 years of research. The characteristics of this ecotope and its implications for the epidemiology of Chagas disease are discussed.
authors: Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas, Instituto de Pesquisa René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. santosjr_je@yahoo.com.br
authors: José Eloy dos
authors: JE
authors: Santos Júnior
authors: Liléia
authors: L
authors: Diotaiuti
authors: João Carlos Pinto
authors: JC
authors: Dias
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000635:transmission; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000145:classification; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D010203:Panstrongylus / Q000145:classification*