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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.

Article Abstract

Introduction: Triatomines are hematophagous insects of epidemiological importance because they are vectors of Chagas disease. We present here the first report of Rhodnius montenegrensis in Amazonas, Brazil.

Methods: Triatomines were collected from Attalea butyracea palm trees in the municipality of Guajará.

Results: Two adult female R. montenegrensis specimens were identified.

Conclusions: The present study confirms that the number of triatomine species within the Amazon has increased from 10 to 11, and the number of Brazilian states with R. montenegrensis has increased from two to three.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094056PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0436-2019DOI Listing

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