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Occurrences of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and first reports of Panstrongylus geniculatus in urban environments in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract This note reports on occurrences of triatomine species in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, registered between 1988 and 2017. Records of triatomines captured in Sao Paulo are based on specimens received spontaneously from Health Surveillance Centers, Health Centers and Zoonosis Control Centers in the city as well as from citizens. Species were identified morphologically at the Public Health Entomology Laboratory, Faculty of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, where the triatomines, which are vectors of Chagas disease, were tested for Trypanosoma cruzi infection. The first reported occurrence of triatomin...
Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - July 19, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ceretti-Junior W, Vendrami DP, Matos-Junior MO, Rimoldi-Ribeiro A, Alvarez JV, Marques S, Duarte AN, Silva RAD, Rosa JAD, Marrelli MT Tags: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Source Type: research