Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical ()

First report of Rhodnius neglectus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) from the State of Acre, Brazil, and the Brazilian Western Amazon Region

  • Leandro José Ramos,
  • Gabriela Vieira de Souza Castro,
  • Janis Lunier de Souza,
  • Jader de Oliveira,
  • João Aristeu da Rosa,
  • Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo,
  • Renildo Moura da Cunha,
  • Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0320-2017
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51, no. 2
pp. 212 – 214

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Abstract INTRODUCTION This communication reports the occurrence of Rhodnius neglectus in the State of Acre, Brazil. METHODS An adult male R. neglectus specimen was collected from the Catuaba Experimental Reserve, which is located in the municipality of Senador Guiomard. RESULTS This increases the number of triatomine species reported from the State of Acre to eight and is also the first report of R. neglectus from the Brazilian Western Amazon Region. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of R. neglectus is alarming because even though the species is wild, it can invade and colonize human dwellings and peridomiciles, thereby increasing Chagas disease transmission.

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