New Approaches to the Ecology of Triatoma sordida in Peridomestic Environments of an Endemic Area of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Autor(es): dc.contributorInstituto René Rachou-Fiocruz Minas Gerais-
Autor(es): dc.contributorInstituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz-
Autor(es): dc.contributorSecretaria de Saúde-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorValença-Barbosa, Carolina-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAndrade, Isabel Mayer de-
Autor(es): dc.creatorde Simas, Fellipe Dias Tavares-
Autor(es): dc.creatorNeto, Ozorino Caldeira Cruz-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSilva, Nilvanei Aparecido da-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCosta, Camila Fortunato-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMoreira, Bruno Oliveira Bolivar-
Autor(es): dc.creatorFinamore-Araujo, Paula-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAlvarez, Marcus Vinicius Niz-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBorges-Veloso, André-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMoreira, Otacílio da Cruz-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDiotaiuti, Liléia-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSouza, Rita de Cássia Moreira de-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T16:41:21Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T16:41:21Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2025-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2025-01-31-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14020178-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11449/299933-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/299933-
Descrição: dc.descriptionTriatoma sordida is a native South American species and the most frequently captured triatomine in artificial environments in Brazil. Although considered a secondary vector of Trypanosoma cruzi, it is typically associated with low infection rates. To investigate its role in an endemic area for Chagas disease in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil, we employed a multidimensional approach that combined triatomine capture data with quantitative and qualitative analyses of T. cruzi. A total of 1861 T. sordida specimens were captured, of which 1455 were examined and 210 (14.4%) were found to be infected with T. cruzi. The most prevalent discrete typing unit (DTU) was TcI (80%), followed by TcII (8%), TcV (5%), and TcIII (3%). Molecular techniques provided new insights into the ecology of T. sordida, revealing a higher infection rate than previously reported and a parasitic load lower than that observed in other quantified species. Chickens were confirmed as the primary food source, playing an epidemiological role in maintaining infected insects with four T. cruzi DTUs. The observed diversity of T. cruzi DTUs suggests a lack of environmental segregation, likely due to the extensive movement of various host species between wild and domestic habitats, resulting in overlapping transmission cycles.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionGrupo Triatomíneos Instituto René Rachou-Fiocruz Minas Gerais, MG-
Descrição: dc.descriptionPlataforma de Análises Moleculares Laboratório de Virologia e Parasitologia Molecular Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, RJ-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCentro de Endemias e Zoonoses Secretaria de Saúde, MG-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstituto de Biotecnologia de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista, SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstituto de Biotecnologia de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista, SP-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationPathogens-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectblood meal-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectChagas disease-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectdiscrete typing unit-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectkissing bug-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectparasite load-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectperidomicile-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectTriatoma sordida-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectTriatominae-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectTrypanosoma cruzi-
Título: dc.titleNew Approaches to the Ecology of Triatoma sordida in Peridomestic Environments of an Endemic Area of Minas Gerais, Brazil-
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