Heliyon (Dec 2023)

First report of Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg & Galvão, 1993 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae), vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (TcI) and Trypanosoma rangeli (TrA), in Rondônia, Southwestern Brazilian Amazonia

  • André Luiz Rodrigues Menezes,
  • Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro,
  • Lucas Nascimento da Cruz,
  • Elaine Oliveira Costa de Carvalho,
  • Jader de Oliveira,
  • Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira,
  • João Aristeu da Rosa

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 12
p. e22747

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Triatomines are hematophagous insects of epidemiological importance as they are vectors of Chagas disease. The first report of Rhodnius stali Lent, Jurberg & Galvão, 1993 in Rondônia, Brazil, is described. The insects were captured on palm trees of the genus Oenocarpus sp. Two adult male specimens of R. stali were identified and were found to be infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli. The confirmation of this Rhodnius species in Rondônia increases the number of triatomines from nine to ten species in this state.

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