| 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 |
| [sandfly fauna (diptera: psychodidae) in a focus of american cutaneous leishmaniasis on the urban periphery of manaus, state of amazonas]. | from august 2001 to july 2002, sand flies were collected from the bases of trees and, using cdc and disney traps, from areas surrounding homes and forested areas in the são joão community, on the urban periphery of manaus, state of amazonas. 4,104 specimens belonging to four subtribes, 13 genera and 49 species of the phlebotominae subfamily were collected. the subtribe psychodopygina predominated, with 3,403 (83%) specimens, especially of nyssomyia umbratilis, nyssomyia anduzei, trichophoromyia ... | 2008 | 19009191 |
| phlebotomine fauna (diptera: psychodidae) of an american cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in the state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. | 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 authors to undertake captures of phlebotomine sand flies, using shannon traps and automatic cdc light traps, in domiciles, forested areas and animal shelters from february 2004-january 2006. a total of 808 specimens belonging to 18 sandfly species have ... | 2009 | 19820827 |
| epidemiological study on leishmaniasis in an area of environmental tourism and ecotourism, state of mato grosso do sul, 2006-2007. | the aims of this study were to carry out a serological survey of canine leishmaniasis and identify the phlebotomine fauna in the urban area of bonito, mato grosso do sul. the serological survey was conducted on a sample of 303 dogs, by means of the indirect immunofluorescence test. phlebotomines were captured using automated light traps. the serological survey found that 30% of the dogs were seropositive, both from the center and from all districts of the town. a total of 2,772 specimens of phle ... | 2009 | 19967228 |
| sand fly captures with disney traps in area of occurrence of leishmania (leishmania) amazonensis in the state of mato grosso do sul, mid-western brazil. | the work was conducted to study phlebotomine fauna (diptera: psychodidae) and aspects of american cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in a forested area where leishmania (leishmania) amazonensis occurs, situated in the municipality of bela vista, state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. | 2010 | 21085855 |
| phlebotomines (diptera: psychodidae) in a hydroelectric system affected area from northern amazonian brazil: further insights into the effects of environmental changes on vector ecology. | during 2012-2015, an entomological survey was conducted as part of a phlebotomine (diptera: psychodidae) monitoring program in an area influenced by the santo antônio do jari hydroelectric system (amapá state, brazil). the purpose was to study aspects of amazon/guianan american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) vectors subjected to stresses by anthropogenic environmental changes. for sampling, cdc light traps were positioned 0.5, 1, and 20 m above ground at five capture locations along the jari rive ... | 2016 | 28042300 |
| sandflies in an urban area of transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in midwest brazil. | the phlebotomine fauna of campo grande city, capital of mato grosso do sul state in brazil, an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis, has been thoroughly investigated, but all the insect collections were undertaken with automatic light traps. the present study sought to investigate the fauna in this city using shannon and disney traps, having human beings and hamsters, respectively, as bait. both types of traps were installed in forest fragment and peridomiciliary areas in the period from 2007 ... | 2016 | 27593433 |
| natural infection of phlebotomines (diptera: psychodidae) by leishmania (leishmania) amazonensis in an area of ecotourism in central-western brazil. | bonito municipality, known as an area of ecoturism, in mato grosso do sul state, brazil, is also a focus of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases, with cases registered in both human and canine populations. this study sought to investigate natural infection by flagellate forms of leishmania in phlebotomines of the urban area of bonito. | 2015 | 26435708 |
| sand fly fauna (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in an area of leishmaniasis transmission in the municipality of rio branco, state of acre, brazil. | notifications concerning american cutaneous leishmaniasis have increased in recent years in the state of acre, brazil. despite identification of distinct leishmania species isolated from cutaneous lesions, there are still no records of visceral leishmaniasis in the state. however, studies on the sand fly fauna in this region are still limited. | 2014 | 25103985 |
| sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) from the brazilian atlantic forest domain collected with malaise traps. | here, we present the results of a 2-yr sampling using malaise traps along the atlantic forest domain from the northeast to the south of brazil. in total, 217 sand flies were collected, of which the most abundant species was bichromomyia flaviscutellata (mangabeira, 1942) (60.4%), followed by psychodopygus ayrozai (barretto & coutinho, 1940) (11%) and micropygomyia schreiberi (martins, falcão & silva, 1975) (4.1%), and the remaining less abundant species comprised 10.1% of the total of sand flies ... | 2016 | 27343176 |
| an evaluation of light-emitting diode (led) traps at capturing phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in a livestock area in brazil. | a study to evaluate the use of light-emitting diodes (leds) as an attractant for phlebotomine sand flies at two animal pens in a livestock area in brazil was performed. light-suction traps were operated overnight with the following light sources: green, blue, and incandescent (control) lights. in total, 22 individual collections were made at each site and 44 with each trap type. in total, 2,542 specimens belonging to 14 phlebotomine species were collected. the most abundant species in the light ... | 2016 | 27026156 |
| phlebotominae sand flies (diptera: psychodidae): potential vectors of american cutaneous leishmaniasis agents in the area associated with the santo antônio hydroelectric system in western amazonian brazil. | an entomological study was conducted as part of a vector-monitoring program in the area associated with the santo antônio hydroelectric system in state of rondônia, western amazonian brazil. | 2015 | 26108003 |
| comparative study of the phlebotomine sand fly species (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) of the genera nyssomyia barretto, 1962, bichromomyia artemiev, 1991, and migonemyia galati, 1995, vectors of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in brazil. | phlebotominae, a group of insects with great medical importance especially in brazil, are responsible for transmitting causal agents of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis. in brazil, the most important species of leishmania ross, 1903 are l. (viannia) braziliensis vianna, 1911, whose main vectors are nyssomyia intermedia lutz & neiva, 1912, ny. neivai pin-to, 1926, ny. whitmani antunes & coutinho, 1939 and migonemyia migonei frança, 1920; and l. (leishmania) amazon-ensis lainson & shaw, 1972, ... | 2014 | 25081794 |
| ecological aspects of phlebotomines (diptera: psychodidae) in endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis, campo grande, state of mato grosso do sul, brazil. | aspects of phlebotomine behavior were investigated in the city of campo grande, mato grosso do sul state. the insects were captured weekly during december 2003 to november 2005, with centers for disease control light traps at seven different sites including forests and residential areas. in total, 11,024 specimens (7,805 males and 3,219 females) were collected, from which 9,963 (90.38%) were identified as lutzomyia longipalpis, the proven vector of american visceral leishmaniasis agent. the rema ... | 2012 | 22308770 |
| natural leishmania (viannia) infections of phlebotomines (diptera: psychodidae) indicate classical and alternative transmission cycles of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the guiana shield, brazil. | from 1996 to 1999 multi-trapping methods (center of diseases control, cdc) light traps, light-baited shannon traps, and aspiration on tree bases) were used to study the phlebotomine fauna of the "serra do navio" region of the brazilian state of amapá, which is part of the guiana shield. fifty-three species were identified among 8,685 captured individuals. the following species, associated with the transmission of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in amazonian brazil, were captured: nyssomyia umbr ... | 2017 | 28508745 |
| the role of gallery forests in maintaining phlebotominae populations: potential leishmania spp. vectors in the brazilian savanna. | knowledge on synanthropic phlebotomines and their natural infection by leishmania is necessary for the identification of potential areas for leishmaniasis occurrence. | 2017 | 28953996 |