Title |
Triatoma maculata colonises urban domicilies in Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
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Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, November 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/0074-02760160026 |
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Authors |
Alice Ricardo-Silva, Teresa Cristina Monte Gonçalves, José Francisco Luitgards-Moura, Catarina Macedo Lopes, Silvano Pedrosa da Silva, Amanda Queiroz Bastos, Nathalia Coelho Vargas, Maria-Rosa Goreti Freitas |
Abstract |
During a medical entomology course in Boa Vista, Roraima, colonies of Triatoma maculata closely associated with pigeon nests were observed in concrete air-conditioner box located on the external plastered and cemented walls of a modern brick-built apartment block. In only one eight-hole ceramic brick, located inside one air-conditioner box, 127 specimens of T. maculata were collected. T. maculata is a recognised vector of Trypanosoma cruzi in the surrounding area and its domiciliation increases the risk of Chagas disease transmission. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Unknown | 40 | 100% |
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Researcher | 9 | 23% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 15% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 10% |
Other | 4 | 10% |
Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 11 | 28% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 40% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 8% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
Unspecified | 1 | 3% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 15 | 38% |