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Short Communication • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 55 • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0113-2022   copy

Initial report of Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Roraima, western Amazon state, Brazil

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ABSTRACT

Background:

This study is the first report of the species Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus in Roraima, a state in northern Brazil.

Methods:

We collected specimens from a residence in the municipality of Rorainópolis.

Results:

Our findings confirmed the occurrence of this species in Roraima, increasing the number of registered species from six to seven.

Conclusions:

Future studies are required to further investigate and expand our knowledge of the occurrence of this species and its epidemiological importance for this state.

Keywords:
Chagas disease; Disease vectors; Reduviidae; Triatominae

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