Ocorrência De Triatomíneos E a Positividade Para Tripanosomatídeos Em Residências No Município De Rio Branco, Acre, Amazônia Ocidental, Brasil

Occurrence of triatomines in public spaces: An atypical case in the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon

“…Reports of adult insects in human dwellings may be increasingly evident due to the destruction of their natural ecotopes [1][2][3] , making monitoring important for detecting changes favoring the domiciliation of some species. In the present study, the spotting of a nymph in an urban, residential area highlighted the importance of this surveillance.…”

“…Anthropogenic changes influence these vectors and reduced the number of shelters and wild food sources for triatomines leading to the intrusion and invasion of these insects into households and peridomestic environments. This invasion presents a greater risk of human infection by Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae ) and consequently CD 1 , 2 .…”

“…Data on the occurrence of triatomines in domestic environments or public spaces in the Amazon are rare, and this information is important for controlling and monitoring the life cycle of these vectors 2 . Thus, the aim of this study was to report triatomine occurrence in “atypical” public spaces in the state of Acre, Western Amazon, Brazil.…”