Anthropophily of Lutzomyia wellcomei (Diptera: Psychodidae) in an Atlantic Forest Conservation Unit in Northeast Brazil
| Autor: | José Hilário Tavares da Silva, Cássio Lázaro Silva Inacio, Marcos Paulo Gomes Pinheiro, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo Ximenes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Phlebotominae 030231 tropical medicine 030106 microbiology Population Dynamics Lutzomyia sordellii Leishmaniasis Cutaneous Northeast brazil Biology Leishmania braziliensis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Animals Humans Atlantic forest Psychodidae Lutzomyia lenti General Veterinary Ecology biology.organism_classification Leishmania Insect Vectors Infectious Diseases Insect Science Parasitology Seasons Lutzomyia Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Journal of medical entomology. 53(6) |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 |
| Popis: | Lutzomyia wellcomei (Fraiha, Shaw & Lainson) (Diptera: Psychodidae) can act as an important vector of Leishmania ( Viannia ) braziliensis . This study presents the results of collections carried out in a fragment of Atlantic Forest in a Conservation Unit of Rio Grande do Norte state. Collections occurred over 12 consecutive months using Shannon and CDC traps. A total of 777 sand flies from eight species were collected: Lutzomyia walkeri (Newstead), Lutzomyia evandroi (Costa Lima & Antunes), Lutzomyia wellcomei (Fraiha, Shaw & Lainson), Lutzomyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte), Lutzomyia brasiliensis (Costa Lima), Lutzomyia lenti (Mangabeira), Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva), and Lutzomyia abonnenci (Floch & Chassignet). Lutzomyia wellcomei was the most abundant species using the Shannon trap (97%) and L. walkeri in the CDC trap (81%). It is important to note the abundance of L. wellcomei in Shannon trap collections, which favors the capture of anthropophilic species. Lutzomyia wellcomei was only present in months where rainfall was above 100 mm, confirming it as a species adapted to wetter months. |
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