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Phlebotomine fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an American cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2009
The occurrence of an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis associated with Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in the municipality of Bela Vista, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and the absence of information on its vectors in this area led the ...
Maria Elizabeth C Dorval, Geucira Cristaldo, Hilda Carlos da Rocha, Tulia Peixoto Alves, Murilo Andrade Alves, Elisa Teruya Oshiro, Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi Galati, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha   +9 more
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Synanthropy and diversity of Phlebotominae in an area of intense transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in the South Pantanal floodplain, Midwest Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
Phlebotomines have been recorded from a wide variety of habitats, and some of these vector species have shown preference for human environments, with high levels of adaptation.
Suellem Petilim Gomes Barrios, Luciana Escalante Pereira, Neiva Zandonaide Nazário Monaco, Gustavo Graciolli, Aline Etelvina Casaril, Jucelei de Oliveira Moura Infran, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Wagner de Souza Fernandes, Antônio Conceição Paranhos Filho, Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira   +9 more
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The diversity of sandflies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) and the presence of Leishmania spp. DNA in potential vectors of the Mbaracayú Forest Biosphere Reserve, Canindeyú, Paraguay: New records and findings. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease where parasites of the genus Leishmania are transmitted among hosts by sandfly vectors of the subfamily Phlebotominae. In Paraguay, studies on sandfly biodiversity are limited, even though the disease is present in its
Miriam Soledad Rolón, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, Myriam Velázquez, Milena Britos, Paola Arze Selich, Jorge Alfonso Ruiz Díaz, Oscar Salvioni Recalde, Stefania Fraenkel Cálcena, Ana Gómez Garay, Nidia Martínez Acosta, María Celeste Vega Gómez   +10 more
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Peridomestic natural breeding sites of Nyssomyia whitmani (Antunes and Coutinho) in an endemic area of tegumentary leishmaniasis in northeastern Argentina. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2021
The scarce information about breeding sites of phlebotomines limits our understanding of the epidemiology of tegumentary leishmaniasis. Identifying the breeding sites and seasons of immature stages of these vectors is essential to propose prevention and ...
Manteca-Acosta M, Cavia R, Utgés ME, Salomón OD, Santini MS.   +4 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) records in Acre, Brazil: a dataset. [PDF]

GigaByte, 2022
Amazonian phlebotomine fauna is considered one of the most diverse in the world. In addition, the region is the most prevalent for leishmaniasis in Brazil and South America. The state of Acre, which belongs to this region, also stands out in terms of the
Godoy RE, de Andrade AJ, Shimabukuro PHF, Brilhante AF.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Data on sand fly fauna (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Dados sobre a fauna flebotomínica (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) do Parque Nacional de Itatiaia, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007
The sand fly fauna in Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was investigated in different habitats ranging from sylvatic areas to those altered by human activity related to ecotourism, specifically identifying species that have been suggested ...
Margarete M. S. Afonso, Wagner A. Costa, Alfredo C. R. Azevedo, Simone M. da Costa, Maurício L. Vilela, Elizabeth F. Rangel   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Predominance of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2022
Leishmaniasis is a serious public health concern in the Northeastern region of Brazil, where the sand fly fauna is well studied, although few species have been identified as competent vectors. The detection of Leishmania spp.
Carvalho-Silva R, Ribeiro-da-Silva RC, Cruz LNPD, Oliveira MDS, Amoedo PM, Rebêlo JMM, Guimarães-E-Silva AS, Pinheiro VCS.   +7 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) of the Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in the state of Rio de Janeiro is sporadic and can be characterised as a peridomestic transmission that occurs in modified natural environments.
Andressa Alencastre Fuzari Rodrigues, Vanessa de Araujo Barbosa, Jose Dilermando Andrade Filho, Reginaldo Pecanha Brazil   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Multiscale environmental determinants of Leishmania vectors in the urban-rural context. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors, 2020
Background: In South America, cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are emerging diseases, expanding in the border area of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Quintana MG, Santini MS, Cavia R, Martínez MF, Liotta DJ, Fernández MS, Pérez AA, Mancini JMD, Moya SL, Giuliani MG, Salomón OD.   +10 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Phlebotomine sand flies in the State of Piauí, Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2001
In 1997, 1998 and 1999 we performed several captures in the State of Piauí, in the counties of Barro Duro, Campo Maior, Castelo, Floriano, Picos, São Raimundo Nonato and Teresina. We used CDC light traps inside houses, in a primary forest and in one cave.
José Dilermando Andrade Filho, Antônio Carlos Lima da Silva, Alda Lima Falcão   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources