Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) collected on the banks of the Velhas River in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Leishmaniases are endemic to several Brazilian states, including Minas Gerais. As many cases of these diseases are diagnosed in Minas Gerais every year, this paper aimed to determine the diversity of the species of sandflies vector of leishmaniases, in Lassance and Corinto on the banks of the Velhas...

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Published in:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 2008-12, Vol.103 (8), p.843-846
Main Authors: Saraiva, Lara, Carvalho, Gustavo Mayr de Lima, Sanguinette, Cristiani de Castilho, Carvalho, Deborah Aparecida Alves de, Falcão, Alda Lima, Andrade Filho, José Dilermando
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biodiversity
Brazil
Female
Insect Vectors - classification
leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis - transmission
Male
PARASITOLOGY
Phlebotominae
Population Density
Psychodidae - classification
Rivers
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Velhas River
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Summary:Leishmaniases are endemic to several Brazilian states, including Minas Gerais. As many cases of these diseases are diagnosed in Minas Gerais every year, this paper aimed to determine the diversity of the species of sandflies vector of leishmaniases, in Lassance and Corinto on the banks of the Velhas River. Over two years, 21,014 specimens of sandflies, belonging to 19 species were captured with light traps. Of these specimens, Nyssomyia neivai (Pinto 1926) (84.18%), Nyssomyia intermedia (Lutz & Neiva 1912) (13.41%), Evandromyia lenti(Mangabeira 1938) (0.99%) and Evandromyia sallesi (Galvão & Coutinho 1939) (0.48%) were the most represented. The former two species could be involved in the epidemiological chain of leishmaniasis in this region. No significant difference was found between the species compositions on the two river banks.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060
1678-8060
0074-0276
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762008000800018