| Author | Piesman, Joseph | |
| Author | Sherlock, Ítalo Rodrigues de Araújo | |
| Access date | 2018-06-25T12:58:24Z | |
| Available date | 2018-06-25T12:58:24Z | |
| Document date | 1983 | |
| Citation | PIESMAN, J.; SHERLOCK, I. R. A. Factors controlling the volume of feces produced by triatomine vectors of Chagas' disease. Acta Tropica, v. 40, p. 351-358, 1983. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 0001-706X | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/27068 | |
| Sponsorship | Wellcome Trust, and NIH Grant No. AI 16305: its collaborative activities in Brazil are under the aegis of the Pan American Health Organization. | pt_BR |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | Elsevier | pt_BR |
| Rights | open access | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Triatomíneos | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Defecação | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Trypanosoma cruzi | pt_BR |
| Subject in Portuguese | Doença de Chagas | pt_BR |
| Title | Factors controlling the volume of feces produced by triatomine vectors of Chagas' disease | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| Abstract | Triatomine species influenced volume of feces produced; Triatoma dimi¬
diata produced the largest volume of feces followed by Panstrongylus megistus.
Rhodnius prolixus. and Triatoma infestans. Moreover, stage and sex affected
fecal production: 5th-stage female nymphs excreted the largest volume of feces.
The amount of blood ingested was significantly correlated with the volume of
feces produced in 10 out of 11 experimental groups. Triatome size and volume
of feces produced were less closely correlated. Indeed, a "threshold" minimum
amount of blood must be ingested before bugs are stimulated to defecate. The
defecation habits of triatomines probably influence the vectorial capacity of a
triatomine species to a lesser degree than do the density of domestic infesta¬
tions, host affinity, and the degree of adaptation to the domestic habitat. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Harvard School of Public Health. Department of Tropical Public Health. Boston. Massachusetts, USA | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
| Subject | Triatomines | pt_BR |
| Subject | Defecation | pt_BR |
| Subject | Trypanosoma cruzi | pt_BR |
| Subject | Chagas' disease | pt_BR |
| xmlui.metadata.dc.subject.ods | 03 Saúde e Bem-Estar | |
