Abstract
The present work reports the first record of Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859 and Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in a riverside community of Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon. Health promotion activities were carried out with the population and agent to combat endemic diseases. The entomological findings reinforce the importance of community participation in the surveillance and control of triatomines. The use of knowledge dissemination actions on Chagas disease and vectors strengthened the entomological surveillance in the middle Rio Negro, Amazonas state.
Highlights
153 living and three fossil species are known to belong to the subfamily Triatominae (Reduviidae) (Alevi et al 2020; Galvão 2020; Zhao et al 2021)
We report the first records of Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859 and Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) in a riverside community of the Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon
In the Brazilian Amazon, some species of triatomines have been found to be naturally infected by Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), including Eratyrus mucronatus Stål, 1859, Microtriatoma trinidadensis (Lent, 1951), Triatoma sordida (Stål, 1859), Panstrongylus lignarius (Walker, 1837), Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus (Champion, 1899), Rhodnius brethesi Matta, 1919, Rhodnius neglectus Lent, 1954, Rhodnius paraensis Sherlock, Guitton & Miles, 1977, Rhodnius robustus Larrousse, 1927, and Rhodnius montenegrensis Rosa et al 2012 (Bilheiros et al 2018; Coura et al 2018; Ramos et al Check List 17 (3)
Summary
153 living and three fossil species are known to belong to the subfamily Triatominae (Reduviidae) (Alevi et al 2020; Galvão 2020; Zhao et al 2021). Oral transmission in humans linked to the consumption of açaí juice contaminated with T. cruzi in the Rio Negro microregion (Amazonas state, Brazil) emphasizes the importance of strengthening the epidemiological surveillance service (Souza-Lima et al 2013). An outbreak with 17 cases in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro municipality confirmed and seroepidemiological and clinical studies of T. cruzi infection using samples from the population, confirm the endemicity of Chagas disease in the region (Brum-Soares et al 2010; Souza-Lima et al 2013; Coura et al 2018). Health education is an important part of prevention of Chagas disease and improving the human population’s general living conditions and overall health. Health knowledge educates the population in changes of behavior which can prevent disease and preserve and improve life (Oliveira and Gonçalves 2004)
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