Publications

leishmania infantum dna detected in phlebotomine species from puerto iguazú city, misiones province, argentina.	in puerto iguazú city, argentina, human and canine visceral leishmaniasis cases have been recorded since the year 2010, with leishmania infantum as the etiological agent and lutzomyia longipalpis as its main vector. in the present study, polymerase chain reaction and sequencing were used to detect l. infantum dna in 3.9% of the female sandflies captured in puerto iguazú city. this is the first report of l. infantum dna detection in micropygomyia quinquefer, and the second one in lu. longipalpis ...	2017	28476601
photoperiod differences in sand fly (diptera: psychodidae) species richness and abundance in caves in minas gerais state, brazil.	caves are unique habitats that are inhabited by a diverse and singular biota. among these inhabitants are sand flies, which are of great epidemiological interest in the neotropical region because they are vectors of leishmania the period of activity of these insects is usually crepuscular and nocturnal, but there are reports of diurnal activity of sand flies in caves. thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the periodicity of daily activity of sand flies in cave environments in the municipal ...	2017	28082636
argentinian phlebotomine fauna, new records of phlebotominae (diptera: psychodidae) for the country and the province of chaco.	sand flies are insects of medical and veterinary importance, because some species are able to transmit several pathogens such as bartonella spp., phlebovirus spp., and protozoan parasites of the genus leishmania (ross). they are widely distributed in the americas, with recordings ranging from canada to argentina. approximately 500 phlebotominae species are known in the americas, of which it is considered that at least 56 are involved in the transmission of leishmaniasis (maroli et al. 2012). pre ...	2016	27470814
sand fly species composition (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in the municipality of cantagalo , an area with sporadic cases of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in rio de janeiro state, brazil.	the municipality of cantagalo is an area with sustained transmission of american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl). monthly sand fly collections were performed for three years (june 2012 - may 2015) using a cdc light trap. a total of 3,310 specimens belonging to 12 species were trapped: nyssomyia intermedia, nyssomyia whitmani, migonemyia migonei, evandromyia lenti, evandromyia cortelezzii, micropygomyia quinquefer, brumptomyia brumpti, psathyromyia aragaoi, micropygomyia schreiberi, pintomyia fisch ...	0	27410910
survey of sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in an environmentally protected area in brazil.	brazil is one of the most important endemic areas for leishmaniasis worldwide. protected areas that are tourist attractions likely present an important risk of transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl). furthermore, with the geographical expansion of visceral leishmaniasis (vl), several studies have recorded the occurrence of its vector, lutzomyia longipalpis, and cases of human and canine vl in such tourist areas. the parque estadual do sumidouro is an environmentally protected area located ...	2015	26267484
phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) of alagoas state, northeast of brazil.	the phlebotomine sandflies of the state of alagoas are poorly known, with more than 40 years since the last report on sandflies in the state. in here, psathyromyia brasiliensis (costa lima), micropygomyia quinquefer (dyar,) and evandromyia termitophila (martins, falcão & silva) are registered for the first time in alagoas. this report increases to nine the number of species collected in the state, including lutzomyia longipalpis (lutz & neiva), migonemyia migonei (frança), nyssomyia whitmani (an ...	2009	19943022
contribution to the knowledge of the phlebotomine sand flies fauna (diptera: psychodidae) of timóteo municipality, minas gerais, brazil.	an investigation of the phlebotomine sandfloy fauna in the municipality of timóteo, minas gerais state, brazil, was undertaken with new jersey traps placed in seven neighborhoods from december 2005 to january 2006. a total of 2,289 phlebotomine sandfloy specimens were recorded. nyssomyia whitmani (antunes & coutinho) (48.1%), nyssomyia intermedia (lutz & neiva) (36.8%) and micropygomyia quinquefer (dyar) (7.1%) were the most abundant species sampled. some sandfloy species that play a role in the ...	2009	19488518
abundance of lutzomyia longipalpis (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) and urban transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, brazil.	the outspread and urbanization of visceral leishmaniasis (vl) in campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, lead us to undertake the present study over diversity and abundance of sand flies in the urban area to compare with previous search carried out during 1999/2000, before the identification of the disease in the human population. the captures were carried out with automatic light traps, weekly, from february 2004 to february 2005 on three sites including a forested area (zé pereira), two per ...	2006	17293981