Occurrence and distribution of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in municipalities of the Northeastern region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil/ Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Grupo de Extensão e Pesquisa em Saúde Coletiva Jequi. Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Prefeitura de Diamantina. Superintendência Regional de Saúde de Diamantina. Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil/ Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Grupo de Extensão e Pesquisa em Saúde Coletiva Jequi. Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Triatomíneos e Epidemiologia da Doença de Chagas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Triatomines are targeted for the control of Chagas disease in endemic areas of Brazil. METHODS: Data regarding triatomines captured during 2001-2008 in 34 municipalities in the Northeast of Minas Gerais were analyzed. RESULTS: In total, 11,187 triatomines from eight species were captured, mostly in henhouses and bedrooms. Trypanosomes were found in 203 samples. Main species were Triatoma sordida, Panstrongylus megistus, and Triatoma vitticeps. The number of P. megistus adults was positively correlated with temperature and precipitation, whereas the number of nymphs followed the inverse pattern. CONCLUSIONS: Occurrence of triatomines in domiciles indicates the need for sustained entomological surveillance.

Keywords in Portuguese

Doença de Chagas
triatomineos

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Triatominae
Chagas disease
Entomological surveillance

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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

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DIAS, João Victor Leite et al. Occurrence and distribution of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in municipalities of the Northeastern region of Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop., v. 49, n. 4, p. 502-507, 2016

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0037-8682

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