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OCCURRENCE OF PANSTRONGYLUS MEGISTUS (BURMEISTER, 1835) IN AN AREA UNDER ENTOMOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF BRAZIL
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Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri. Faculdade de Medicina do Mucuri. Teófilo Otoni, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa Triatomíneos. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Prefeitura de Divinópolis. Superintendência Regional de saúde. Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa Triatomíneos. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa Triatomíneos. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa Triatomíneos. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Prefeitura de Divinópolis. Superintendência Regional de saúde. Divinópolis, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa Triatomíneos. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Grupo de Pesquisa Triatomíneos. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Abstract
Panstrongylus megistus is the main triatomine involved in the human transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi in Minas Gerais, Brazil. We analyzed the occurrence of triatomines in the Itaúna micro-regions for healthcare. Methods: Data were collected as part of routine entomological surveillance activities, including the species identity, capture site, developmental stage, and trypanosome infection. Results: In total, 503 specimens from five species were captured (495 P. megistus). Adults were mainly captured by residents inside their homes, whereas nymphs were mostly captured by public health professionals outside. Conclusions: The epidemiologically important triatomine, P. megistus, continues to persist in our study region.
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