Minuzzi-Souza, Thaís Tâmara Castro Nitz, Nadjar Cuba, César Augusto Cuba Santalucia, Marcelo Knox, Monique Hagström, Luciana Furtado, Camilla Bernardes Vital, Tamires Emanuele Obara, Marcos Takashi Hecht, Mariana Machado Gurgel-Gonçalves, Rodrigo Synanthropic triatomines as potential vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Central Brazil <div><p>Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease surveillance requires current knowledge on synanthropic triatomines. We analyzed the occurrence and Trypanosoma cruzi infection rates of triatomine bugs in central Brazil, during 2012-2014. METHODS: Triatomines were collected inside or around houses, and T. cruzi infection was determined by optical microscopy and conventional/quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Of the 2706 triatomines collected, Triatoma sordida was the most frequent species in Goiás State, whereas Panstrongylus megistus predominated in the Federal District. Parasites identified were T. cruzi, T. rangeli, and Blastocrithidia sp. CONCLUSIONS: P. megistus and T. sordida sustained the risk of T. cruzi transmission to humans in central Brazil.</p></div> Triatominae;Brazilian Central-West region;Trypanosomatids 2018-01-17
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