Occurrence of triatomines in an urban residential complex in the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre, South-Western Amazon

• Main Authors: Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro, Gabriela Vieira de Souza Castro, Janis Lunier de Souza, João Aristeu da Rosa, Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo, Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-04-01
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Chagas disease; Vector control; Intradomiciliary; Triatominae
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100645&lng=en&tlng=en

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study describes the occurrence of triatomines, and their positivity for trypanosomatids, in a residential complex in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. METHODS: Triatomines were collected through direct capture in a home environment. Positivity analysis for trypanosomatids was performed by PCR assays. RESULTS Collected insects consisted of 31 Rhodnius robustus, 4 Rhodnius montenegrensis, and 1 Panstrongylus geniculatus specimens. All were adults, with no presence of domiciliation, and with an infection rate of 30.6%. CONCLUSIONS Future studies are recommended in other locations of Rio Branco in order to develop a georeference database of the occurrence of triatomines in urban areas.