The delivery to the Superintendência de Controle de Endemias (SUCEN) of an insect suspected of being the “barbeiro”, the transmitter of the Chagas’ disease, unleashed a focal point investigation with laboratory and field operations. The insect had been found in the house of the person who had brought it in; examination showed it to be the “barbeiro”, that is, P. megistus, infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Investigation proved the enzootic presence of South American Trypanosomiasis in the area and the possibility […]
