Phlebotomine sand flies in the State of Piauí, Brazil (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Seasonality of Lutzomyia intermedia and Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), occurring sympatrically in area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Lutzomyia intermedia and Lutzomyia whitmani occur sympatrically in the district of Posse, municipality of Petrópolis, in the State of Rio de Janeiro (114 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro), where sand flies were captured weekly for three consecutive ...
Nataly A Souza +4 more
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Microspatial Distributional Patterns of Vectors of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil [PDF]
This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jtm/2012/642910/abs/The purpose of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution and population trends through time of Lutzomyia species in a long ...
Costa, Pietra Lemos +6 more
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Phenetic studies on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction-variability of four geographical populations of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Brazil Estudos fenéticos de variabilidade de polimorfismos de DNA amplificados ao acaso pela reação em cadeia da polimerase em quatro populações geográficas de Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidade) no Brasil [PDF]
Previous evaluation of the genetic variability of four biogeographical populations of Lutzomyia whitmani from known foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil demonstrated two main spatial clusters: Corte de Pedra-BA, Ilhéus-BA and Serra de Baturité-CE in
Carina Margonari de Souza +3 more
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Effect of Lutzomyia whitmani (Diptera: Psychodidae) salivary gland lysates on Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection in BALB/c mice [PDF]
Previous reports showed that Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva exacerbate Leishmania braziliensis infection in mice. The sand fly Lu. whitmani is one of the vectors of L.
Haroldo Sérgio da S Bezerra +1 more
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Predominance of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis DNA in Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil. [PDF]
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 +7 more
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Distribution and Abundance of Phlebotominae, Vectors of Leishmaniasis, in Argentina: Spatial and Temporal Analysis at Different Scales [PDF]
The spatial-temporal analysis of the abundance of insects, vectors of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL), was performed in Argentina using spatial-temporal increasing scales.
Fernández, María Soledad +2 more
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Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) records in Acre, Brazil: a dataset. [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Parque do Sabiá complex, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
Between April 2003 and May 2009 phlebotomine sandflies were collected in Parque do Sabiá complex, Uberlândia municipality, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, using CDC and Shannon traps. The objective was to associate the sandfly species captured to the risk of
Elisângela de Azevedo Silva Rodrigues +3 more
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A periurbanização de Lutzomyia whitmani em área de foco de leishmaniose cutânea, no Estado do Maranhão, Brasil [PDF]
Em um inquérito entomológico realizado em 2000, na zona periurbana do município de Dom Pedro-MA, pretendia-se estimar a abundância de Lutzomyia longipalpis, por conta da ocorrência de um óbito suspeito de calazar. Entretanto, constatou-se que do total de
Francisco Santos Leonardo +1 more
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