Produção Nacional
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Triatoma maculata colonises urban domicilies in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
2016; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 111; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/0074-02760160026
ISSN1678-8060
AutoresAlice Helena Ricardo-Silva, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, José Francisco Luitgards-Moura, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Silvano Pedrosa da Silva, Amanda Queiroz Bastos, Nathália Coelho Vargas, Maria-Rosa Goreti Freitas,
Tópico(s)Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
ResumoDuring a medical entomology course in Boa Vista, Roraima, colonies of Triatoma maculata closely associated with pigeon nests were observed in concrete air-conditioner box located on the external plastered and cemented walls of a modern brick-built apartment block. In only one eight-hole ceramic brick, located inside one air-conditioner box, 127 specimens of T. maculata were collected. T. maculata is a recognised vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the surrounding area and its domiciliation increases the risk of Chagas disease transmission.
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