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Development and intrapuparial characterization of Peckia (Euboettcheria) collusor (Curran and Walley, 1934) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) for application in forensic entomology [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The family Sarcophagidae is very diverse in Brazil. Due to their living habits, they are the subject of many medical, veterinary, sanitary, and entomological studies.
Rayane Dias, Thais Viana, Jacenir R. Santos-Mallet, Jeronimo Alencar, Margareth M. C. Queiroz   +4 more
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External female genitalia of Triatoma jatai, Triatoma costalimai and Triatoma williami (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Taxonomic identification of triatomines is generally performed based on aspects of their external morphology. However, the use of a multidisciplinary approach, considering morphological aspects of the external genitalia, morphometry, genetics,
Simone Caldas Teves, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, Simone Patrícia Carneiro de Freitas, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Jacenir Reis dos Santos-Mallet   +5 more
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Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): new record from Acre state, Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2018
Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) is reported for the first time from Brazil. Five male and 4 female specimens were collected using HP light traps set up in a rural area of the municipality of ...
Márcia Moreira de Ávila, Andreia Fernandes Brilhante, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Acigelda da Silva Cardoso, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil   +4 more
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Moradores de áreas rurais de municípios mineiros endêmicos para a doença de Chagas: ideias e concepções sobre a doença, os vetores e os serviços de saúde [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2023
Resumo Introdução A vigilância da doença de Chagas (DC), baseada na participação popular, ocorre por meio da detecção e notificação de insetos suspeitos de serem vetores da DC aos Postos de Informação de Triatomíneos (PITs).
Izabella Cristina Alves de Souza, Fernanda Cristina Santos Rodrigues, Alexandra Paiva Araújo, Janice Maria Borba Souza, Liléia Gonçalves Diotaiuti, Raquel Aparecida Ferreira   +5 more
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Near infrared spectroscopy accurately detects Trypanosoma cruzi non-destructively in midguts, rectum and excreta samples of Triatoma infestans

Scientific Reports, 2021
Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite with an estimated 70 million people at risk. Traditionally, parasite presence in triatomine vectors is detected through optical microscopy which can be low in sensitivity
Aline Tátila-Ferreira, Gabriela A. Garcia, Lilha M. B. dos Santos, Márcio G. Pavan, Carlos José de C. Moreira, Juliana C. Victoriano, Renato da Silva-Junior, Jacenir R. dos Santos-Mallet, Thaiane Verly, Constança Britto, Maggy T. Sikulu-Lord, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas   +11 more
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Environmental suitability for Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) and the occurrence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Leishmaniasis represents an important public health problem in Brazil. The continuous process of urbanization and expansion of human activities in forest areas impacts natural habitats, modifying the ecology of some species of Leishmania, as ...
Simone Miranda da Costa, José Luís Passos Cordeiro, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel   +2 more
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Conhecimentos sobre a doença de Chagas entre escolares de dois municípios de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2023
Resumo Introdução: No Brasil, a vigilância entomológica da doença de Chagas (DCh) é respaldada na participação comunitária, que notifica a presença dos vetores nas habitações. Assim, a sustentabilidade desta medida de controle depende do conhecimento da
Nathália Werneck Cézar de Oliveira, Helen Caroline Rocha de Salles, Filipe De Mello De Vicq, Raquel Aparecida Ferreira, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Liléia Diotaiuti, João Carlos Pinto Dias, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza   +7 more
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Sand fly (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) abundance and diversity in areas affected by the São Francisco River transposition project in Ceará State, Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Entomological surveillance of sand fly vectors was carried out to support leishmaniasis prevention and control measures in areas affected by the São Francisco River Transposition Project.
Júlia dos Santos Silva, Lindemberg Caranha, Fabrício Kássio Moura Santos, Antonio Pereira dos Santos, Luiz Osvaldo Rodrigues da Silva, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel   +5 more
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Does antennal sensilla pattern of different populations of Triatoma maculata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) reveal phenotypic variability?

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
Background In Brazil, Triatoma maculata is only found in the State of Roraima and is a vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease.
Josiane Nogueira Müller, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, Alice Helena Ricardo-Silva, Amanda Coutinho Souza, Francisco Maciel Santos, Rosangela Santos, Nathalia Coelho Vargas, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente   +8 more
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Development of conventional and real-time multiplex PCR-based assays for estimation of natural infection rates and Trypanosoma cruzi load in triatomine vectors

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Chagas disease is a complex anthropozoonosis with distinct domestic and sylvatic mammal species acting as potential reservoirs. The diversity of vector species and their habitats are among the factors that hinder the control of the disease ...
Otacilio C. Moreira, Thaiane Verly, Paula Finamore-Araujo, Suzete A. O. Gomes, Catarina M. Lopes, Danielle M. de Sousa, Lívia R. Azevedo, Fabio F. da Mota, Claudia M. d’Avila-Levy, Jacenir R. Santos-Mallet, Constança Britto   +10 more
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