Survey of sandfly vectors of leishmaniasis in Marambaia Island, municipality of Mangaratiba, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The influx and efflux of military personnel in the possible endemic areas of leishmaniasis provided the impetus for research on the sandflies on Marambaia Island. Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects. In 2009,...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2013-03, Vol.46 (2), p.231-233
Main Authors: Novo, Shênia Patrícia Corrêa, Souza, Marcos Barbosa de, Villanova, Ciro Benigno, Meródio, Jairo Caetano, Meira, Antônio de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal populations
Animals
Brazil
Ecotypes
Epidemiology
Female
Insect Vectors - classification
Insects
Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous - transmission
Male
Marambaia Island
Parasitic diseases
Psychodidae - classification
Sandfly fauna
Seasons
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:The influx and efflux of military personnel in the possible endemic areas of leishmaniasis provided the impetus for research on the sandflies on Marambaia Island. Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects. In 2009, were collected 32,006 specimens of sandflies belonging to 13 species. The species that showed highest density were Nyssomyia intermedia and Migoneimyia migonei. N. intermedia and M. migonei are the principal vectors of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in Brazil; thus, extension studies related to the eco-epidemiology of these species of Marambaia Island are essential.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI:10.1590/0037-8682-1190-2013