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Genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from triatomine bugs in the semi-arid region of Piauí State, northeastern Brazil.
Acta tropica - 1 Jun 2026
Santana Maricélia de Aquino, Carvalho Andressa Noronha Barbosa-Silva, da Silva Filipe Melo, Sales Letícia Mikardya Lima, Sousa Francisco Lemontier Martins de, Fidelis Kleber Ribeiro, Araújo Josélio Maria Galvão de, Silva Daniel Guedes, Gomes Iza Hozana de Maria da Silva, Brito Carlos Ramon do Nascimento, Mendonça Vagner José, Câmara Antonia Claudia Jácome da, Galvão Lúcia Maria da Cunha
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of triatomine species and the genetic diversity of Trypanosoma cruzi were investigated in anthropogenic environments in rural areas of nine municipalities in the Campo Maior, Picos, and Alto Médio Canindé microregions, Caatinga biome, Piauí State, in northeastern Brazil. Triatomines were identified and examined for T. cruzi infection by direct microscopic examination, xenoculture, and PCR-based...
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