Profile of the Trypanosoma cruzi vector infestation in Jaboticatubas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013 Introduction This work aimed to analyze the triatomine infestation scenario in Jaboticatubas after 30 years of the uninterrupted actions of the Program of Chagas Disease Control. Methods From 2007 to 2010, household unit infestation was researched, and
Carlota Josefovicz Belisario +2 more
doaj +3 more sources
Geographic Distribution of the Genus Panstrongylus Berg, 1879 in the Neotropic with Emphasis on Trypanosoma cruzi Vectors [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Panstrongylus is a Neotropical taxa of 16 species, some more widespread than others, that act as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiologic agent of Chagas disease (CD). This group is associated with mammalian reservoir niches.
Evelyn Tineo-González +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
Geographic Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors in Brazil Based on Ecological Niche Modeling [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by native triatomine species. For a better understanding of transmission risk, the geographic distribution of Brazilian triatomines was analyzed.
Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves +4 more
wiley +6 more sources
Occurrence of Panstrongylus megistus (Burmeister, 1835) in an area under entomological surveillance in the Southeast Region of Brazil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 INTRODUCTION: 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.
João Victor Leite Dias +4 more
openalex +3 more sources
Distribuição de Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) no estado do Maranhão, Brasil [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1999 Apresenta-se a distribuição de Panstrongylus megistus no Estado do Maranhão, com base nos dados do inquérito triatomínico realizado pela Fundação Nacional de Saúde, de 1982 a 1995. O método básico utilizado foi a captura de adultos e ninfas nos ambientes
José Manuel Macário Rebêlo
openalex +4 more sources
Encontro da Cavia porcellus naturalmente infectada pelo Trypanosoma cruzi em domicílio infestado por Panstrongylus megistus no estado da Bahia, Brasil [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1974 Foram encontradas cinco cobaias Cavia porcellus naturalmente infectadas pelo Panstrongylus megistus, em domicilio infestado pelo Panstrongylus megistus, em área endêmica para Doença de Chagas no Estado da Bahia, Brasil, entre seis exemplares examinados ...
Í. A. Sherlock +2 more
doaj +5 more sources
Colonização intradomiciliar de Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) em São José do Cerrito, SC: primeiro relato [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2008 Em resposta a uma denúncia da existência de triatomíneos em uma cabana de pesca as margens do Rio Caveiras no município de São José do Cerrito-SC, foi feita a investigação na cabana e em outros ecótopos vizinhos ao achado inicial.
Carlos Ramos +3 more
openalex +3 more sources
alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase activity in flight muscles of triatomine bugs Panstrongylus megistus and Triatoma sordida [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000 The alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (alpha-GPDH) activity in flight muscles of Panstrongylus megistus and Triatoma sordida, vectors of Chagas disease in Brazil, was studied.
Rodrigo Pedro Soares, Marcelo M. Santoro
openalex +3 more sources
Sobre o encontro de Panstrongylus megistus no município de Cambé, Estado de Paraná, Brasil [PDF]
Revista de Saúde Pública, 1976 Relata-se o encontro de Panstrongylus megistus no sítio Shimada, localizado no município de Cambé, Estado do Paraná. Caracteriza-se ecologicamente a área e aborda-se possíveis fatores humanos implicados na ocorrência deste triatomíneo, em um domicílio ...
Almério de Castro Gomes, Ivete Shimada
openalex +3 more sources
Anti-complement activity in salivary glands and midgut of Chagas disease vector, Panstrongylus megistus (Hemiptera, Triatominae) [PDF]
, 2019 The triatomine insect Panstrongylus megistus, one of the most important Chagas disease vectors in Brazil, presents salivary molecules pharmacologically active to counteract homeostatic responses from the host, including inhibitors of the human complement
Antonio Ferreira Mendes‐Sousa +3 more
openalex +5 more sources