Author | Ribeiro Jr, Gilmar | |
Author | Araújo, Renato Freitas de | |
Author | Carvalho, Cristiane Medeiros Moraes de | |
Author | Cunha, Gabriel Muricy | |
Author | Fernanda Cardoso Lanza | |
Author | Miranda, Diego Lopes Paim | |
Author | Sousa, Orlando Marcos Farias de | |
Author | Santos, Carlos Gustavo Silva dos | |
Author | Fonseca, Eduardo Oyama Lins | |
Author | Santos, Roberto Fonseca dos | |
Author | Reis, Renato Barbosa | |
Author | Gonçalves, Rodrigo Gurgel | |
Author | Reis, Mitermayer Galvão | |
Access date | 2022-09-27T15:03:13Z | |
Available date | 2022-09-27T15:03:13Z | |
Document date | 2022 | |
Citation | RIBEIRO JR, Gilmar et al. Triatomine fauna in the state of Bahia, Brazil: What changed after 40 years of the vector-control program? Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, v. 55, p. 1-9, 2022. | en_US |
ISSN | 1678-9849 | en_US |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/54884 | |
Sponsorship | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB). | en_US |
Language | eng | en_US |
Publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical | en_US |
Rights | open access | en_US |
MeSH | Triatominae | en_US |
MeSH | Brazil | en_US |
MeSH | Trypanosoma cruzi | en_US |
MeSH | Chagas Disease | en_US |
MeSH | Public Health | en_US |
Subject in Portuguese | Triatomíneos | en_US |
Subject in Portuguese | Triatomíneos | en_US |
Subject in Portuguese | Trypanosoma cruzi | en_US |
Subject in Portuguese | Doença de Chagas | en_US |
Subject in Portuguese | Saúde pública | en_US |
Title | Triatomine fauna in the state of Bahia, Brazil: what changed after 40 years of the vector-control program? | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0732-2021 | |
Abstract | Background: Neglected tropical diseases are a growing threat to global health, and endemic Chagas disease has emerged as one of the most important health problems in America. The main strategy to prevent Trypanosoma cruzi transmission is chemical control of vectors. This study presents a descriptive analysis of synanthropic triatomines before and after the implementation of a vector-control program in Bahia, Brazil. Methods: Descriptive analysis and geospatial statistics were performed on triatomine data, (1) the relative abundance and (2) proportional spatial distribution, from Bahia during two periods: (A) 1957 to 1971 and (B) 2006 to 2019. Results: We observed a decrease in the relative abundance of Panstrongylus megistus (A: n=22.032, 61.9%; B: n=1.842, 1.0%) and Triatoma infestans (A: n=1.310, 3.7%; B: n=763, 0.43%), as well as an increase in the relative abundance of T. sordida (A: n=8.314, 23.4%, B: n=146.901, 81.6%) and T. pseudomaculata (A: n=894, 2.5%, B: n=16.717, 9.3%). Conclusions: Our results indicate a clear reduction in the occurrence of P. megistus and T. infestans (last record in 2015) and an increase in the relative abundance and geographical distribution of T. sordida and T. pseudomaculata after 40 years of the vector-control program. The high frequency of other triatomine species in the municipalities of the state of Bahia and their abundance in recent years highlight the need to reinforce permanent entomological surveillance actions to prevent Chagas disease. | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia. Centro de Saúde José Maria de Magalhães Neto. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia. Centro de Saúde José Maria de Magalhães Neto. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia. Centro de Saúde José Maria de Magalhães Neto. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Coordenação Geral de Vigilância de Zoonoses e Doenças de Transmissão Vetorial. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | SENAI, Instituto de Inovação em Sistemas Avançados de Saúde, ISI/SENAI CIMATEC. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública Professor Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Salvador. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Medicina. Laboratório de Parasitologia Médica e Biologia de Vetores. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia, Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Yale University. Connecticut, USA. | en_US |
Subject | Triatominae | en_US |
Subject | Northeastern Brazil | en_US |
Subject | Trypanosoma cruzi | en_US |
Subject | Chagas disease | en_US |
Subject | Public health | en_US |
DeCS | Triatominae | en_US |
DeCS | Brasil | en_US |
DeCS | Trypanosoma cruzi | en_US |
DeCS | Doença de Chagas | en_US |
DeCS | Saúde Pública | en_US |