First report of Triatoma sordida Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in the State of Acre and Brazilian Western Amazon

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 Jan-Feb;51(1):77-79. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0161-2017.

Abstract

Introduction: The occurrence of Triatoma sordida in the Brazilian Western Amazon is reported for the first time.

Methods: Triatoma sordida specimens were collected from a Gallus gallus nest in a peridomiciliary area of Senador Guiomard municipality in the state of Acre.

Results: The number of triatomine species in Acre increased from six to seven with this first report of T. sordida in the Brazilian Western Amazon.

Conclusions: The occurrence of T. sordida in Acre is of concern since it is among the most captured triatomines in peridomiciliary environments in Brazil, and carries a high potential for vector transmission.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Chagas Disease / transmission
  • Chickens / parasitology*
  • Insect Vectors / classification
  • Insect Vectors / parasitology*
  • Triatoma / classification
  • Triatoma / parasitology*
  • Trypanosoma cruzi / isolation & purification*