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Flying to the moon: Impactful accounts of triatomines invasion from the 2nd to the 13th floor of an urban residential building in the municipality of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2024
Moura Manoella da Silva, Silva Luciana Braga da, Madeira Fernanda Portela, Neves Francisco Warcron Oliveira das, Menezes André Luiz Rodrigues, Rosa João Aristeu da, Oliveira Jader de, Camargo Luís Marcelo Aranha, Ribeiro Mariane Albuquerque Lima, Meneguetti Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vectorial transmission through hematophagous triatomine insects remains the primary mode of Chagas Disease contagion. These insects have become increasingly common in urban environments. Therefore, this study aimed to report an encounter of triatomines with trypanosomatid infection in a vertical residential condominium in Rio Branco, the capital of the state of Acre, in the western Brazilian Amazon....
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