Reassessing the entomological investigation around the first autochthonous case of Chagas disease in Western Brazilian Amazon

In 1979, the first autochthonous case of Chagas disease in the Western Brazilian Amazon was reported and an entomological survey was carried out around it. Specimens of Rhodnius pictipes and Rhodnius robustus were collected in intradomicile and sylvatic ecotopes. Adult bugs were infected with trypan...

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Main Authors: Nelson Ferreira Fé, Menabarreto Segadilha França, Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2009-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762009000100019