Triatomine fauna and recent epidemiological dynamics of Chagas disease in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil

CM Melo, ACFG Cruz, AFVA Lima… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Updated information of the dispersion dynamics of Chagas disease (CD) and a systemic
analysis of these data will aid the early identification of areas that are vulnerable to …

Ecological aspects of Rhodnius nasutus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in palms of the Chapada do Araripe in Ceará, Brazil

FBS Dias, CM Bezerra, EMM Machado… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
The aim of this work is to present aspects related to the ecology of Rhodnius nasutus Stål,
1859 in palms from Chapada do Araripe in Ceará, Brazil. The following five species of palms …

Human populations attacked by wild Triatominae in the Amazonas: a new form of transmission of Chagas disease?

JR Coura, TV Barrett, MA Naranjo - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira …, 1994 - europepmc.org
An" attack" of wild triatomines (Rhodnius brethesi) to piaçaca workers (Leopoldinia piaçaba)
is confirmed in the locality of Acuquaia, at Padauari river, affluent of Rio Negro in the …

Analysis on the food source of Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) and its present importance as a vector for Trypanosoma cruzi, in the …

MM Villela, VLCC Rodrigues… - Revista Da …, 2010 - search.proquest.com
INTRODUCTION: Investigation of the food source of triatomines helps in understanding the
biology of these insects, and also helps to infer their importance in transmitting …

Tamandua tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758 (Myrmecophagidae) and Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927 (Triatominae) infection focus by Trypanosoma rangeli Tejera …

FBS Dias, M Quartier, CA Romaña, L Diotaiuti… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2010 - Elsevier
A sylvatic infection focus of Trypanosoma rangeli, whose cycle involves the anteater
Tamandua tetradactyla and triatomine insect Rhodnius robustus was observed in a pasture …

Monitoring the domiciliary and peridomiciliary invasion process of Triatoma rubrovaria in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

CE Almeida, MC Vinhaes, JR Almeida… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2000 - SciELO Brasil
The presence of Triatoma rubrovaria in Brazil has only been confirmed in the States of
Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul (RS), where it is found naturally infected with Trypanosoma …

Chagas disease: control, elimination and eradication. Is it possible?

JR Coura - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
From an epidemiological point of view, Chagas disease and its reservoirs and vectors can
present the following characteristics:(i) enzooty, maintained by wild animals and vectors …

Attraction of Chagas disease vectors (Triatominae) to artificial light sources in the canopy of primary Amazon rainforest

M Castro, TV Barrett, WS Santos… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Adult triatomines occasionally fly into artificially lit premises in Amazonia. This can result in
Trypanosoma cruzi transmission to humans either by direct contact or via foodstuff …

Risk presented by Copernicia prunifera palm trees in the Rhodnius nasutus distribution in a Chagas disease-endemic area of the Brazilian northeast

ML Lima, CFS Coutinho, TF Gomes, TG Oliveira… - 2008 - arca.fiocruz.br
With the aid of live-bait traps, we studied the risk that Copernicia prunifera palm trees,
present in both periurban and rural localities of an endemic Brazilian northeast Chagas …

Epidemiology of Chagas disease in Ecuador. A brief review

HM Aguilar V, F Abad-Franch, J Racines V… - Memórias do Instituto …, 1999 - SciELO Brasil
Chagas disease is a complex public health problem that has been underestimated in
Ecuador. Here we review the relevant published information, and present unpublished and …