| [evaluation of sandfly control in lobato municipality, paraná state, southern brazil]. | sandfly control measures were evaluated at the da barra ranch, lobato municipality, paraná state, brazil. the insects were captured with falcão traps in houses, a cattle corral, and a forest area from july to november 1999 and from february to june 2000. in december 1999 and january 2000 the following measures were taken to decrease the sandfly density in peridomiciliary areas and domiciles: (i) screens were placed on windows of buildings (domiciles, dormitory, cafeteria); (ii) all organic mater ... | 2006 | 16501757 |
| [human and canine american cutaneous leishmaniasis in mariluz, paraná state, brazil]. | an outbreak of american cutaneous leishmaniasis was reported in 2002 in mariluz, northwestern paraná state, brazil. of 38 humans who were investigated, four had healed lesions, ten showed lesions in the healing process, and 24 had active lesions. of the 126 dogs, 20 (15.9%) presented suggestive lesions and 24 (19%) had positive serology. parasites isolated from two patients and three dogs were identified as leishmania (viannia) braziliensis serodeme i. the captured sand flies were identified as ... | 2006 | 17096049 |
| [host feeding preferences of sandflies in rural area, southern brazil]. | to investigate the fauna and host feeding preferences of sandflies as for domestic animals in an endemic area of american cutaneous leishmaniasis. | 2006 | 17173167 |
| [light and hens as attraction factors of nyssomyia whitmani in a rural area, southern brazil]. | to verify the influence of traps with electric light and hens as factors that attract sandflies and compare results between capture methods. | 2007 | 17515991 |
| phlebotomine fauna (diptera: psychodidae) and species abundance in an endemic area of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in southeastern minas gerais, brazil. | this study was undertaken to identify the phlebotomine fauna and species abundance in domiciliary and peridomiciliary (hen-house and guava-tree) environments, on a lake shore, a cultivated area of coffee and banana, and a forested area of conceição da aparecida municipality, southeastern the state of minas gerais, to provide information for the control and epidemiological surveillance of leishmaniasis in this area. the captures were carried out monthly between may 2001 and november 2002, with au ... | 2007 | 17710302 |
| [evaluation of sandfly control measures in northern paraná state, brazil]. | sandfly captures from april 2001-september 2002 were compared to those from october 1996-september 1997 and october 1998-april 2000 in order to evaluate control procedures conducted in recanto marista in the county of doutor camargo, paraná state, brazil. sandflies were captured with falcão traps twice a month, both in the domiciles and henhouses, from 10 pm to 2 am. in 2001-2002, 199,821 sandflies were captured, with an hourly average of 1,625.5 insects; average captures in 1996-1997 and 1997-1 ... | 2007 | 17952252 |
| [preliminary study on feeding preference of nyssomyia neivai (pinto) and nyssomyia whitmani (antunes & coutinho) (diptera: psychodidae) in a rural area of the state of paraná, south brazil]. | due to the importance of sandflies in the american cutaneous leishmaniasis epidemiology, we investigated the feeding preference of sandflies related to domestic animals common in domiciliary environments in endemic rural areas, where this disease occurs. the sandflies were collected with falcão light traps, installed in cages, each one containing one domestic animal kind (pig, dog, rabbit or chicken), in recanto marista, in doutor camargo municipality. forty five collections were made, totaling ... | 2007 | 18246272 |
| [diversity, distribution and abundance of sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) in parana state, southern brazil]. | due to the spread of visceral leishmaniasis in brazilian territory, this research was undertaken with the objective to identify the sandfly fauna and aspects of the species behavior in forest and anthropic environments in paraná state, brazil. the sandfly captures were sporadically carried out in 37 municipalities of the paraná state, during the period from march 2004 to november 2005. each municipality was once visited, when falcão traps were installed during three consecutive nights in foreste ... | 2008 | 18506303 |
| [evaluation of sandfly control measures]. | collections of sandflies were made between may 2005 and april 2006. the results were compared with those from collections undertaken between april 2001 and september 2002, in order to evaluate the measures used to decrease the density of these insects in recanto marista, municipality of doutor camargo, state of paraná. the collections were carried out by falcão traps inside domiciles and hen sheds, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. once a week, four times a month. in 2005 and 2006, 213,195 sandflies were c ... | 2008 | 18719807 |
| [new records of lutzomyia longipalpis (lutz & neiva, 1912) (diptera: psychodidae) in the central east region of são paulo state, brazil]. | cutaneous (lta) and visceral (lva) american leishmaniasis incidences are increasing in human and canine hosts, especially lva, which is expanding its range through são paulo state. distribution and ecology knowledge of different sand fly species is essential for leishmaniasis epidemiology vigilance. the communication of new findings of its vectors is mandatory for risk determination for transmission of these illnesses. on this study sand flies were trapped in bushed areas, in different localitie ... | 2009 | 19500464 |
| 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 |
| natural leishmania infantum infection in migonemyia migonei (frança, 1920) (diptera:psychodidae:phlebotominae) the putative vector of visceral leishmaniasis in pernambuco state, brazil. | a study of the natural infection of phlebotomine sand flies by leishmania (leishmania) infantum was conducted in an area of visceral leishmaniasis in são vicente férrer, located in the northern part of the atlantic rain forest region in the state of pernambuco, brazil. in a previous study, migonemyia migonei have been found predominantly in peridomiciles and houses in this endemic area. the analysis of m. migonei, collected by cdc light trap, by multiplex pcr assay coupled to non-isotopic hybrid ... | 2010 | 20457120 |
| phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) of the province of chaco, argentina. | the phlebotomine sandflies of the province of chaco, argentina, are poorly known, with reports from more than 40 years or captures related with outbreaks of leishmaniasis. in here, mycropygomyia peresi (mangabeira) is reported for the first time in argentina, extending the known dstribution of migonemyia migonei (frança), evandromyia sallesi (galvão & coutinho), mycropygomyia quinquefer (dyar), brumptomyia brumpti (larousse) y nemapalpus spp to the province of chaco. mg. migonei, together with n ... | 2010 | 20498971 |
| the sand fly fauna (psychodidae: phlebotominae) in the region of saquarema, state of rio de janeiro, brazil, an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission. | cutaneous leishmaniasis, caused by leishmania (viannia) braziliensis, is sporadic in many rural and suburban areas of rio de janeiro state. an investigation was carried out during 2008/9 in the municipality of saquarema, rio de janeiro, southeast brazil, in order to identify the phlebotomine sand fly fauna. more than 2,100 sand flies were collected in peridomestic areas in two chicken coops using cdc light traps. nine species of phlebotomine sand flies were identified: nyssomyia intermedia, nyss ... | 2011 | 21366786 |
| phlebotominae fauna in a recent deforested area with american tegumentary leishmaniasis transmission (puerto iguazú, misiones, argentina): seasonal distribution in domestic and peridomestic environments. | phlebotominae sand flies have been involved as vectors of leishmania. in argentina, nyssomyia neivai and nyssomyia whitmani are involved as the main vectors of american tegumentary leishmaniasis (atl). in the northeastern border of the country, an outbreak of atl during 2004-2005 was associated with deforestation and subsequent settlement of farmers close to the edge of the forest. the aim of this work was to study the community composition of sand flies along time in farms located near primary ... | 2011 | 22155061 |
| ecological aspects of phlebotomine sandflies (diptera: psychodidae) from a cave of the speleological province of bambuí, brazil. | phlebotomines are invertebrate hosts of leishmania genus species which are etiological agents of leishmaniases in humans and other mammals. sandflies are often collected in entomological studies of caves both in the inner area and the adjacent environments. caves are ecotypes clearly different from the external environment. several caves have been opened to public visitation before any studies were performed and the places do not have scientific monitoring of the fauna, flora, geological and geo ... | 2013 | 24130847 |
| sandflies (diptera, psychodidae) from forest areas in botucatu municipality, central western são paulo state, brazil. | the study of the distribution and ecology of sandfly species is essential for epidemiological surveillance and estimation of the transmission risk of leishmania spp. infection. | 2013 | 23849624 |
| 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 |
| geographical distribution of american cutaneous leishmaniasis and its phlebotomine vectors (diptera: psychodidae) in the state of são paulo, brazil. | american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) is a re-emerging disease in the state of são paulo, brazil. it is important to understand both the vector and disease distribution to help design control strategies. as an initial step in applying geographic information systems (gis) and remote sensing (rs) tools to map disease-risk, the objectives of the present work were to: (i) produce a single database of species distributions of the sand fly vectors in the state of são paulo, (ii) create combined distr ... | 2010 | 21171969 |
| 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 |
| the phlebotomine sand flies fauna in parque estadual do rio doce, minas gerais, brazil. | phlebotomine sand flies are dipterans of the family psychodidae. they are very important to veterinary medicine because some species are vectors of infective forms of leishmania spp., the etiological agents of leishmaniasis. the parque estadual do rio doce is located in an area with constant reports of cases of leishmaniasis. in order to better understanding the phlebotamine sand fly fauna of the park, the present work was undertaken with the goal of analyzing phlebotomine sand flies collected t ... | 2015 | 26626880 |
| detection of leishmania (viannia) in nyssomyia neivai and nyssomyia whitmani by multiplex polymerase chain reaction, in southern brazil. | sandflies transmit pathogens of leishmaniasis. the natural infection of sandflies by leishmania (viannia) was assessed in municipalities, in the state of paraná, in southern brazil. sandflies were collected with falcão and shannon traps. after dissection in search of flagellates in digestive tubes and identification of the species, female sandflies were submitted to the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (multiplex pcr) for detection of the fragment of the kdna of leishmania (viannia) and the f ... | 0 | 25229218 |
| host-biting rate and susceptibility of some suspected vectors to leishmania braziliensis. | american tegumentary leishmaniasis is a serious brazilian public health problem. this diseases is attributed to seven species of leishmania, however, the majority of cases are associated with leishmania braziliensis. some phlebotomine species have been implicated in the transmission of this parasite, nonetheless only psychodopygus wellcomei has had its vectorial competence demonstrated. thus this study sought to assess some parameters related to the vectorial capacity of anthropophilic species o ... | 2014 | 24684943 |
| the sandfly fauna (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) of the parque estadual da serra da tiririca, rio de janeiro, brazil. | 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. the aim of this work was to study the fauna and ecological characteristics of sandflies in an environmentally protected area (the state park of serra da tiririca) within the remnants of the atlantic forest in the municipalities of niterói and maricá and their possible relationship with leishmaniasis. captures were performed ... | 0 | 24141956 |
| spread of phlebotominae in temperate climates: province of córdoba, argentina. | we report the presence of the competent vector for leishmania spp, migonemyia migonei, and the evandromyia cortelezzii-sallesi complex south of its known distribution in the central temperate region of argentina, in the province of córdoba. the persistence of this phlebotomine in the northern border of the province, its association with a case of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and the new record in the outskirts of the city of córdoba, the second most populated in the country, strengthens the need for ... | 0 | 26814647 |
| first description of migonemyia migonei (frança) and nyssomyia whitmani (antunes & coutinho) (psychodidae: phlebotominae) natural infected by leishmania infantum in argentina. | leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of the visceral leishmaniasis (vl) disease in america, with lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sandflies as its proven vectors in argentina, and infected dogs as its main urban reservoir. in puerto iguazú city (misiones province, argentina), human and canine cases of vl were recorded. additionally, in the rural area known as "2000 hectáreas", less than 10km away from the city, several human cases of tegumentary leishmaniasis (tl) were registered deter ... | 2015 | 26409011 |
| canine visceral leishmaniasis in the metropolitan area of são paulo: pintomyia fischeri as potential vector of leishmania infantum. | american visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonosis caused by leishmania infantum and transmitted mainly by lutzomyia longipalpis. however, canine cases have been reported in the absence of this species in the greater são paulo region, where pintomyia fischeri and migonemyia migonei are the predominant species. this raises the suspicion that they could be acting as vectors. therefore, this study sought to investigate specific vector capacity parameters of these species and to compare them with those o ... | 2017 | 28134092 |
| ecological and epidemiological aspects of the sand fly (diptera, psychodidae) fauna of the national monument of pontões capixabas, state of espírito santo, southeastern brazil. | we evaluated the ecological and epidemiological aspects of the sand fly fauna in an area of the atlantic forest biome with records of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis. sand fly collections at three different localities at the national monument of pontões capixabas, state of espírito santo, southeastern brazil, were conducted by using two centers of disease control and prevention automatic light traps in the peridomiciliary environment and eight centers of disease control and prevention autom ... | 2013 | 24843925 |
| 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 |
| bloodmeal identification in field-collected sand flies from casa branca, brazil, using the cytochrome b pcr method. | pcr-based identification of vertebrate host bloodmeals has been performed on several vectors species with success. in the present study, we used a previously published pcr protocol followed by dna sequencing based on primers designed from multiple alignments of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene used to identify avian and mammalian hosts of various hematophagous vectors. the amplification of a fragment encoding a 359 bp sequence of the cyt b gene yielded recognized amplification products in 192 ... | 2017 | 28399200 |
| ecological aspects of phlebotomine fauna (diptera, psychodidae) of serra da cantareira, greater são paulo metropolitan region, state of são paulo, brazil. | human cases of american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) have been recorded in serra da cantareira, in the greater são paulo metropolitan region, where two conservation units are situated, the parque estadual da cantareira and the parque estadual alberto löfgren. the present study aimed to identify the sandfly fauna and some of its ecological aspects in these two parks and their surrounding area to investigate leishmania sp. vectors. the captures were undertaken monthly from january to december 200 ... | 2013 | 23681335 |
| spatial population dynamics and temporal analysis of the distribution of lutzomyia longipalpis (lutz & neiva, 1912) (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae) in the city of clorinda, formosa, argentina. | lutzomyia longipalpis, the vector for the causal agent of visceral leishmaniasis (vl), has extended its distribution in the southern cone in the americas. the first urban record of lu. longipalpis in argentina was from the city of clorinda in 2004. the aim of this study was to analyse the monthly distribution and abundance of lu. longipalpis and to evaluate its association with environmental and climatic variables in clorinda city, province of formosa. | 2017 | 28743283 |
| 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 |
| performance of light-emitting diode traps for collecting sand flies in entomological surveys in argentina. | the performance of two light-emitting diode traps with white and black light for capturing phlebotomine sand flies, developed by the argentinean leishmaniasis research network (redila-wl and redila-bl traps), were compared with the traditional cdc incandescent light trap. entomological data were obtained from six sand fly surveys conducted in argentina in different environments. data analyses were conducted for the presence and the abundance of lutzomyia longipalpis, migonemyia migonei, and nyss ... | 2015 | 26611973 |
| [visceral leishmaniasis in argentina. cases notification and distribution of vectors (2006-2012)]. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is a notifiable disease in argentina. every new case diagnosed must be reported to the national health surveillance system. in the period 2006-2012, a total of 103 cases have been notified in four provinces: entre rios, santa fe, misiones and santiago del estero. misiones has the largest amount of cases: a total of 80, detected in 15 towns from may 2006 to july 2012. the highest incidence is observed in children (less than 15 years of age). in 2004 the vector lutzomyi ... | 2013 | 23570757 |
| larval habitats of sand flies in rural areas of southern brazil. | we report the results of an investigation of natural larval sand fly habitats in the recanto marista, doutor camargo municipality, paraná state, brazil, from may, 2010 to august, 2012. we used alencar emergence traps (at), experimental traps (et), and soil samples incubated in a biochemical oxygen demand incubator. eight sand flies were collected with ats. one specimen was collected with an et and 21 were collected in soil samples. the collected species were brumptomyia brumpti, micropygomyia fe ... | 2015 | 26611961 |
| temporal distribution of, and effect of anthropic modifications on, phlebotomine populations in the chaco bioregion, argentina. | migonemyia migonei is the predominant species in the dry ecoregion and nyssomyia neivai in the humid region, although co-dominance in humid highly modified areas could be observed. vector abundance seems to be modulated by environmental anthropization, as the abundance and predominance of ny. neiviai and mg. migonei increased in highly modified areas. in humid chaco, the risk of human-vector contact would be present throughout the year, being particularly high in spring/summer, and in dry chaco, ... | 2017 | 29205412 |
| seasonal distribution of phlebotomine sandfly in a vulnerable area for tegumentary leishmaniasis transmission in córdoba, argentina. | thirty-seven sandfly species are listed for argentina distributed in 14 provinces and leishmaniasis cases extend from the north of the country to unquillo city (córdoba province), but potential vectors are found further to the south. this is the first study on diversity, spatial and temporal distribution of sandflies on the outskirts of the temperate córdoba city, and the factors that influence their presence. migonemyia migonei, record here for córdoba city for the first time, and the evandromy ... | 2018 | 29100812 |
| ecological aspects of the sandfly fauna (diptera, psychodidae) in an american cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area under the influence of hydroelectric plants in paranapanema river, state of paraná, brazil. | an epidemiological study was undertaken to identify determinant factors in the occurrence of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in areas under the influence of hydroelectric plants in paranapanema river, state of paraná, brazil. the ecological aspects of the phlebotomine fauna were investigated. | 2012 | 22930040 |
| identification of the natural breeding sites of sandflies (diptera: psychodidae: phlebotominae), potential vectors of leishmaniasis, in the province of chaco, argentina. | the aim of this work was to identify the natural breeding sites of sandflies in the province of chaco, argentina, for the first time. preliminary studies were conducted in two different phytogeographic regions: dry chaco (parque provincial pampa del indio), in january 2010, and humid chaco (resistencia, margarita belén and colonia benítez), from may-september 2010. a total of 127 samples were collected (pampa del indio: 15, resistencia: 37, margarita belén: 36, colonia benítez: 39). a female of ... | 2012 | 22666869 |
| [phlebotomine sandflies of southern brazil]. | to identify the sandfly fauna and some aspects of their behavior in forest and anthropic environments. | 2005 | 16113906 |