Fragment detection of Coleopteran and Triatomine insects in experimentally contaminated acai pulp and sugarcane juice

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Oral transmission of acute Chagas disease is an emerging public health concern. This study aimed to detect insect fragments in experimentally contaminated food, by comparing triatomines with other insects. METHODS Food samples were experimentally contaminated with insects,...

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Main Authors: Elaine Cristina de Mattos, Maria Aparecida Moraes Marciano, Vilma dos Santos Menezes Gaiotto Daros, Cristiane Castro Faccini, Angela Maria Lourenço, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100605&tlng=en