Evaluation of natural foci of Panstrongylus megistus in a forest fragment in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Evaluation of natural foci of Panstrongylus megistus in a forest fragment in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Introduction Panstrongylus megistus is commonly found in wild environments of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The aim of this study was to characterize the network of refuges used by triatomine in a forest fragment of Porto Alegre and to identify Trypanosoma cruzi infection, associated host...

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Main Authors: Jose Eloy dos Santos Jr, Mariana Gubert Viola, Elias Seixas Lorosa, Evandro Marques de Menezes Machado, Antonio Leite Ruas Neto, Elio Corseuil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Panstrongylus megistus
Didelphis albiventris
Trypanosoma cruzi
Sylvatic foci
Rio Grande do Sul
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