Publications by authors named "Madson Huilber da Silva Moraes"
Occurrence of triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) and their natural infection by Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) in Boca do Moa community, Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
March 2021
Introduction: Triatomines are insect vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease.
Methods: Triatomines were collected from households and by dissecting palm trees in the peri-urban areas of Cruzeiro do Sul (Acre); they were identified using a specific key and via genital analyses. Trypanosomatid infection was determined through microscopy and polymerase chain reaction.
Introduction: Triatomines are hematophagous insects that are important to public health since they are the vectors of American Trypanosomiasis. The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of triatomines in homes in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil.
Methods: The specimens were collected by an active search inside homes and also by a passive search by the residents.
The etiological agent of American trypanosomiasis is the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi , typically transmitted by triatomines. The aim of this study was to investigate the triatomine fauna and trypanosomiasis infections in Acre State , Western Brazilian Amazon. Insect collection was performed by dissecting palm trees and installing traps.
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- Triatomines, which are blood-feeding insects, are significant because they transmit Chagas disease, and this study reports the discovery of Rhodnius montenegrensis in Amazonas, Brazil.
- The research involved collecting Triatomines from Attalea butyracea palm trees in Guajará, where two adult female specimens of R. montenegrensis were found.
- This finding increases the known triatomine species in the Amazon from 10 to 11 and expands the presence of R. montenegrensis in Brazil from two to three states.