Dynamics of Panstrongylus megistus infestation, the primary vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in Minas Gerais, Brazil

FC Ferreira, LG Diotaiuti, CJ Belisário - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Panstrongylus megistus is considered one of the primary species of epidemiological
importance for the transmission of Chagas disease in Brazil due to its wide geographical …

Evaluation of the Chagas Disease Control Program and presence of Panstrongylus megistus in central-western Minas Gerais State, Brazil

MM Villela, JMB Souza, VP Melo… - Cadernos de Saude …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Atualmente o Programa de Controle da Doença de Chagas (PCDCh) brasileiro está na
etapa da vigilância epidemiológica, restando como um dos principais desafios à …

Ocorrência e variabilidade de Panstrongylus lutzi no Estado do Ceará, Brasil

MHHM Garcia, L Souza, RCM Souza… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Panstrongylus lutzi is generally restricted to the" caatinga" areas of north-eastern Brazil.
Adult insects are frequently found in local houses, but colonies have not previously been …

Profile of the Trypanosoma cruzi vector infestation in Jaboticatubas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

CJ Belisário, JVL Dias, L Diotaiuti - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction This work aimed to analyze the triatomine infestation scenario in Jaboticatubas
after 30 years of the uninterrupted actions of the Program of Chagas Disease Control …

Occurrence and variability of Panstrongylus lutzi in the State of Ceará, Brazil

MHHM Garcia, L Souza, RCM Souza… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Panstrongylus lutzi is generally restricted to the" caatinga" areas of north-eastern Brazil.
Adult insects are frequently found in local houses, but colonies have not previously been …

The complexity of the sylvatic cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi in Rio de Janeiro state (Brazil) revealed by the non-transcribed spacer of the mini-exon gene

O Fernandes, RH Mangia, CV Lisboa, AP Pinho… - Parasitology, 1999 - cambridge.org
American trypanosamiasis occurs in nature as a sylvatic cycle, where Trypanosoma cruzi
interacts with wild triatomines and mammalian reservoirs, such as marsupials, rodents …

Ecological aspects of South American Trypanosomiasis: XII-Regional variation of the Panstrongylus megistus domiciliary tred

OP Forattini, OA Ferreira, EOR Silva… - Revista de Saúde …, 1978 - SciELO Brasil
Mediante a instalação de galinheiros experimentais em regiões distintas, observou-se
variação da capacidade de colonização espontânea de Panstrongylus megistus nesses …

Evaluation of natural foci of Panstrongylus megistus in a forest fragment in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

JE Santos Jr, MG Viola, ES Lorosa… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction Panstrongylus megistus is commonly found in wild environments of the State of
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The aim of this study was to characterize the network of refuges …

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 …

Wild Trypanosoma cruzi I genetic diversity in Brazil suggests admixture and disturbance in parasite populations from the Atlantic Forest region

VS Lima, AM Jansen, LA Messenger, MA Miles… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Trypanosoma cruzi (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) infection is an
ancient and widespread zoonosis distributed throughout the Americas. Ecologically, Brazil …