Occurrence and distribution of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in municipalities of the Northeastern region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
BACKGROUND
Triatomines are targeted for the control of Chagas disease in endemic areas of Brazil.


METHODS
Data regarding triatomines captured during 2001-2008 in 34 municipalities in the Northeast of Minas Gerais were analyzed.


RESULTS
In total, 11,187 triatomines from eight species were captured, mostly in henhouses and bedrooms. Trypanosomes were found in 203 samples. Main species were Triatoma sordida, Panstrongylus megistus, and Triatoma vitticeps. The number of P. megistus adults was positively correlated with temperature and precipitation, whereas the number of nymphs followed the inverse pattern.


CONCLUSIONS
Occurrence of triatomines in domiciles indicates the need for sustained entomological surveillance.
Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.|Grupo de Extensão e Pesquisa em Saúde Coletiva Jequi, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
João Victor Leite
JV
Dias
Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Diamantina, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Eduardo Geraldo
EG
Fernandes
Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.|Grupo de Extensão e Pesquisa em Saúde Coletiva Jequi, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Herton Helder Rocha
HH
Pires
Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
João Carlos Pinto
JC
Dias
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D010203:Panstrongylus; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012239:Rhodnius; D014224:Triatoma