Triatomines in dwellings and outbuildings in an endemic area of Chagas disease in northeastern Brazil

INTRODUCTION: The present study identified the triatomines collected in intra and peri-domestic environments, observed the occurrence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in triatomines and correlated this information with housing conditions and the fauna associated with the rural areas of the City of Ita...

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Main Authors: Antonio Fernando Rodrigues Lima, Veronica de Lourdes Sierpe Jeraldo, Maxwell Souza Silveira, Rubens Riscala Madi, Thiago Bicudo Krempel Santana, Cláudia Moura de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000600009&lng=en&tlng=en