A Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) population from Roraima, Amazon region, Brazil, has some bionomic characteristics of a potential Chagas disease vector Uma população de Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) proveniente de Roraima, Amazônia, Brasil, possui algumas características bionômicas de vetor potencial de doença de Chagas

A Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) population from Roraima, Amazon region, Brazil, has some bionomic characteristics of a potential Chagas disease vector Uma população de Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) proveniente de Roraima, Amazônia, Brasil, possui algumas características bionômicas de vetor potencial de doença de Chagas

Even though Chagas disease is rare in the Brazilian Amazon, the conditions for the establishment of domiciliated cycles prevail in many areas where triatomines are of frequent occurrence. In Roraima, a previous serological and entomological survey in three agricultural settlements showed the existen...

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Main Authors: José Francisco Luitgards-Moura, André Barbosa Vargas, Carlos Eduardo Almeida, Gleidson Magno-Esperança, Ronildo Agapito-Souza, Elaine Folly-Ramos, Jane Costa, Pantelis Tsouris, Maria Goreti Rosa-Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Triatoma maculata
Chagas disease
Amazon
Roraima
Brazil
Bionomic studies
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