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Focus of Chagas disease in São Fidélis, in the State of Rio de Janeiro

Four specimens of Triatoma vitticeps and one of Panstrongylus geniculatus were caught inside a home in the municipality of São Fidélis, Rio de Janeiro. One of the specimens of Triatoma vitticeps proved positive for infection with Trypanosoma cruzi. Two people living in that home (one adult and one adolescent) presented positive serology.

Limited focus; Chagas disease; Triatominae


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