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Oswaldo Cruz"],"abstract":"<jats:p>BACKGROUND Triatoma vitticeps (St\u00e5l, 1859), a primarily sylvatic vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), has been reported invading dwellings and peridomiciliary ecotopes in several regions of Brazil.  OBJECTIVES and METHODS  Here, we report for the first time, the colonisation of a brick house by T. vitticeps in the municipality of S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro State.  FINDINGS  Inside the house, indicators of colonisation were recorded, including 15 eggs, 11 nymphs, two exuviae, and 19 adult specimens. T. cruzi infection was detected in 13 specimens and the blood meal source identification, through amplification of DNA fragments indicated the presence of human blood as one of the feeding sources in seven specimens.  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