2022
Triatomine fauna in the state of Bahia, Brazil: What changed after 40 years of the vector-control program?
Ribeiro-Jr G, Araújo R, Carvalho C, Cunha G, Lanza F, Miranda D, Sousa O, Santos C, Fonseca E, Santos R, Reis R, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Reis M. Triatomine fauna in the state of Bahia, Brazil: What changed after 40 years of the vector-control program? Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical 2022, 55: e0732-2021. PMID: 35894404, PMCID: PMC9361752, DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0732-2021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Eco-epidemiology of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in a region of northeast Brazil
Santos F, Magalhães-Junior J, Carneiro I, Santos F, Silva Â, Novais J, Santos J, Ribeiro-Jr G, Reis M, Franke C. Eco-epidemiology of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in a region of northeast Brazil. Acta Tropica 2021, 225: 106184. PMID: 34637752, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChagas diseaseT. cruziMultivariate logistic regressionSimilar epidemiological characteristicsLogistic regression modelsMolecular biology testsSanto InácioEpidemiological characteristicsTriatoma sherlockiTrypanosoma cruzi transmissionBlood samplesPreventive practicesNatural infection rateHealth educationInsect occurrenceInfection rateTriatomine speciesCapture of triatominesParasitic zoonosesLogistic regressionTriatoma sordidaDogsCruzi transmissionTriatominesVectorial transmissionTriatoScore: an entomological-risk score for Chagas disease vector control-surveillance
Ribeiro-Jr G, Abad-Franch F, de Sousa O, dos Santos C, Fonseca E, dos Santos R, Cunha G, de Carvalho C, Reis R, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Reis M. TriatoScore: an entomological-risk score for Chagas disease vector control-surveillance. Parasites & Vectors 2021, 14: 492. PMID: 34563255, PMCID: PMC8465766, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-04954-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-native speciesTriatomine bug speciesBug speciesEntomological riskVector-borne Chagas diseaseSemiarid ecoregionsEcoregionsRelevant scalesBahia StateSpeciesMunicipal territoryDisease vectorsNative vectorsDomestic populationsRun systemModerate riskMunicipalitiesFaunaChagas disease vectorsOfficial classificationBahiaStrataTrypanosoma cruzi transmissionAmericaBrazil