Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil
A study on the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in Belo Horizonte city, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, was carried out. From April 2001 to March 2003, monthly systematic collections were performed in three houses from each of the nine regions of the city, using CDC light traps for four consecutive days....
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| author | Carina Margonari de Souza Jose Eduardo Pessanha Ricardo Andrade Barata Érika Michalsky Monteiro Daniela Carmargos Costa Edelberto Santos Dias |
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| description | A study on the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in Belo Horizonte city, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, was carried out. From April 2001 to March 2003, monthly systematic collections were performed in three houses from each of the nine regions of the city, using CDC light traps for four consecutive days. The traps were set into the houses and in peridomestic areas totaling 54 traps. A number of 3871 sand fly specimens of the genera Lutzomyia and Brumptomyia were collected. Sixty eight percent of the specimens were L. longipalpis and 16% L. whitmani, insect vectors of visceral and American cutaneous leishmaniasis, respectively. Environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and frequency of precipitation suggest that the number of insects increases after rainy periods. During the same period mentioned above, seasonal captures were carried out in parks and green areas of Belo Horizonte, using Shannon trap. A total of 579 phlebotomine sand flies were collected from which 398 (68.7%) were females with the predominance of L. whitmani and L. monticola. Those specimens were used for natural infection examination, by polymerase chain reaction. No Leishmania DNA was present in any of the specimens tested. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-233f8788ae784d18928046f265e4a4682023-08-02T09:36:19ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80602004-12-0199879580310.1590/S0074-02762004000800003Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, BrazilCarina Margonari de SouzaJose Eduardo PessanhaRicardo Andrade BarataÉrika Michalsky MonteiroDaniela Carmargos CostaEdelberto Santos DiasA study on the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in Belo Horizonte city, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, was carried out. From April 2001 to March 2003, monthly systematic collections were performed in three houses from each of the nine regions of the city, using CDC light traps for four consecutive days. The traps were set into the houses and in peridomestic areas totaling 54 traps. A number of 3871 sand fly specimens of the genera Lutzomyia and Brumptomyia were collected. Sixty eight percent of the specimens were L. longipalpis and 16% L. whitmani, insect vectors of visceral and American cutaneous leishmaniasis, respectively. Environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and frequency of precipitation suggest that the number of insects increases after rainy periods. During the same period mentioned above, seasonal captures were carried out in parks and green areas of Belo Horizonte, using Shannon trap. A total of 579 phlebotomine sand flies were collected from which 398 (68.7%) were females with the predominance of L. whitmani and L. monticola. Those specimens were used for natural infection examination, by polymerase chain reaction. No Leishmania DNA was present in any of the specimens tested.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000800003PhlebotominaeleishmaniasisepidemiologyBelo HorizonteBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Carina Margonari de Souza Jose Eduardo Pessanha Ricardo Andrade Barata Érika Michalsky Monteiro Daniela Carmargos Costa Edelberto Santos Dias Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Phlebotominae leishmaniasis epidemiology Belo Horizonte Brazil |
| title | Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full | Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_short | Study on phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna in Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| title_sort | study on phlebotomine sand fly diptera psychodidae fauna in belo horizonte state of minas gerais brazil |
| topic | Phlebotominae leishmaniasis epidemiology Belo Horizonte Brazil |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000800003 |
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