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The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás

IntroductionRhodnius neglectus is a triatomine that colonizes different palm species. In this study, we aimed to describe the presence of this triatomine bug in the royal palms (Roystonea oleracea) in a rural region of the State of Goiás.MethodsPalm infestation was investigated by dissecting the pal...

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Main Authors: Vianna, Elisa Neves, Andrade, Andrey José de, Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling, Diotaiuti, Liléia
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Language: English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2017
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Triatomíneos
Palmeira
Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/29127
https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0221-2013
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spelling ir-10482-291272020-09-02T17:37:10Z The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás Vianna, Elisa Neves Andrade, Andrey José de Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling Diotaiuti, Liléia Triatomíneos Palmeira IntroductionRhodnius neglectus is a triatomine that colonizes different palm species. In this study, we aimed to describe the presence of this triatomine bug in the royal palms (Roystonea oleracea) in a rural region of the State of Goiás.MethodsPalm infestation was investigated by dissecting the palms or by using live-bait traps.ResultsTwo palm trees were infested by R. neglectusnegative for Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent for Chagas disease. In the study area, R. neglectus is frequently found in households.ConclusionsThe adaptation of this species to palm trees introduced in Brazil for landscaping purposes poses another challenge for controlling the vectors of Chagas disease. 2017-12-07T05:05:26Z 2017-12-07T05:05:26Z 2014-10 Artigo VIANNA, Elisa Neves et al. The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 47, n. 5, p. 642-645, set./out. 2014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0221-2013. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000500642&lng=en&tlng=en. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2020. http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/29127 https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0221-2013 en Acesso Aberto Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - (CC BY-NC) - This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Fonte: https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000500642&lng=en&tln g=en. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2020. application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
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language English
topic Triatomíneos
Palmeira
spellingShingle Triatomíneos
Palmeira
Vianna, Elisa Neves
Andrade, Andrey José de
Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling
Diotaiuti, Liléia
The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás
description IntroductionRhodnius neglectus is a triatomine that colonizes different palm species. In this study, we aimed to describe the presence of this triatomine bug in the royal palms (Roystonea oleracea) in a rural region of the State of Goiás.MethodsPalm infestation was investigated by dissecting the palms or by using live-bait traps.ResultsTwo palm trees were infested by R. neglectusnegative for Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent for Chagas disease. In the study area, R. neglectus is frequently found in households.ConclusionsThe adaptation of this species to palm trees introduced in Brazil for landscaping purposes poses another challenge for controlling the vectors of Chagas disease.
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author Vianna, Elisa Neves
Andrade, Andrey José de
Dias, Fernando Braga Stehling
Diotaiuti, Liléia
author_sort Vianna, Elisa Neves
title The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás
title_short The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás
title_full The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás
title_fullStr The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás
title_full_unstemmed The exotic palm Roystonea oleracea (Jacq.) O. F. cook as a rural biotype for Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, in Caçu, state of Goiás
title_sort exotic palm roystonea oleracea (jacq.) o. f. cook as a rural biotype for rhodnius neglectus lent, 1954, in caçu, state of goiás
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT
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