INTRODUCTION: 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. METHODS: Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: 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.
INTRODUCTION: 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. METHODS: Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: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.
Authors: Vanessa Rendeiro Vieira; Gustavo Marins de Aguiar; Alfredo Carlos Rodrigues de Azevedo; Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel; Anthony Érico Guimarães Journal: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Date: 2022-02-02 Impact factor: 1.846
Authors: Bruno Moreira Carvalho; Michele Maximo; Wagner Alexandre Costa; Antonio Luís Ferreira de Santana; Simone Miranda da Costa; Taiana Amancio Neves da Costa Rego; Daniela de Pita Pereira; Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel Journal: Parasit Vectors Date: 2013-11-13 Impact factor: 3.876