| Author | Barbosa, Carolina Valença | |
| Author | Lima, Marli M | |
| Author | Sarquis, Otília | |
| Author | Bezerra, Claudia M | |
| Author | Franch, Fernando Abad | |
| Access date | 2015-05-15T13:16:46Z | |
| Available date | 2015-05-15T13:16:46Z | |
| Document date | 2014 | pt_BR |
| Citation | BARBOSA, Carolina Valença et al. A Common Caatinga Cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, is an Important Ecotope of Wild Triatoma brasiliensis Populations in the Jaguaribe Valley of Northeastern Brazil. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., v.90, n.6, p.1059–1062, 2014. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0002-9637 | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/10338 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Doença de Chagas | pt_BR |
| Title | A Common Caatinga Cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, is an Important Ecotope of Wild Triatoma brasiliensis Populations in the Jaguaribe Valley of Northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| DOI | 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0204 | pt_BR |
| Abstract | Triatoma brasiliensis is the most important vector of Chagas disease in the Caatinga eco-region of northeastern
Brazil. Wild T. brasiliensis populations have been reported only from rocky outcrops. However, this species
frequently infests/re-infests houses in rock-free sedimentary lowlands. We therefore hypothesized that it should also
occupy other natural ecotopes. We show that a common Caatinga cactus, Pilosocereus gounellei, locally known as
xiquexique, often harbors T. brasiliensis breeding colonies apparently associated with rodents (n = 44 cacti, infestation
rate = 47.7%, 157 bugs captured). Our findings suggest that infested cacti might be involved in house re-infestation by
T. brasiliensis in the Caatinga region. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Secretaria Estadual de Saúde do Ceará. Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fiocruz Amazônia. Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane. Manaus, AM, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Triatoma brasiliensis | pt_BR |
| Subject | Chagas Disease | pt_BR |
| Subject | Northeastern Brazil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Pilosocereus gounellei | pt_BR |
| Subject in Spanish | Enfermedad de Chagas | pt_BR |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 03 Saúde e Bem-Estar | |
