Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT, Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 3(49), p. 365-368, 2016
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0066-2016
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INTRODUCTION: This paper reports, for the first time, the presence of Rhodnius stali in the state of Acre and in the Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: Specimens of R. stali were collected by the Federal University of Acre in Rio Branco. RESULTS: The number of Triatominae species in the State of Acre increased from five to six. This was also the first report of R. stali in the Brazilian Amazon. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of R. stali is worrisome, since this species has been found naturally infected by Trypanosoma cruzi and there has been evidence of its domiciliation capabilities.