Galeno Érika Oliveira, Oliveira Jader, Santos Wellington Monteiro Dos, Galardo Allan Kardec Ribeiro, Müller Josiane Nogueira
Prefeitura Municipal de Macapá, Departamento de Vigilância Ambiental, Cabralzinho, Macapá, AP, Brazil.
Laboratório de Entomologia em Saúde Pública, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo 715, 01246-904, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Heliyon. 2023 Apr 18;9(5):e15204. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15204. eCollection 2023 May.
has been previously reported in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as in French Guiana. However, this is the first recorded presence of this species in Amapá, which is situated in the northern region of Brazil. The specimen was collected from a house in the rural area of the municipality of Porto Grande. Other triatomines, such as and were also found in the same locality in different houses. These species are vectors of which causes Chagas disease. Therefore, this report may contribute to understanding transmission in the state of Amapá, where new infections and outbreaks of Chagas disease have been recorded.
此前在巴西的亚马孙州和帕拉州以及法属圭亚那都有过相关报道。然而,这是该物种首次在位于巴西北部地区的阿马帕州被记录到。该标本是从大港口市农村地区的一所房屋中采集的。在同一地区的不同房屋中还发现了其他锥蝽,如[此处原文缺失具体物种名]和[此处原文缺失具体物种名]。这些物种是导致恰加斯病的[此处原文缺失具体病原体名]的传播媒介。因此,本报告可能有助于了解阿马帕州的疾病传播情况,该州已记录到恰加斯病的新感染病例和疫情爆发。