Flebotomíneos (Diptera, Psychodidae) de área de transmissão de leishmaniose tegumentar americana, no município de Itupeva, região sudeste do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

The present study was effected aiming the verification of the seasonal, spatial and hourly of the phlebotominic species found in the county of Itupeva. Captures were performed fortnightly and 864 sand flies were collected between april/94 and march/95. 81.3% of the captured specimens belonged to 4 species: L. migonei (32.4%), L. whitmani (26.0%), L. intermedia (12.0%) e L. fischeri (10.9%). Such species showed larger densities during the cold and dry season of the year (from april to september/94) and were more active between the second and the fifth hour after twilight. L. migonei predominated almost in all the investigated surroundings being followed by L. whitmani and L. longipalpis in the domestic environments. In conclusion it is thought that in conjunction with L. intermedia, a suspect vector in the State of São Paulo, L. migonei and L. whitmani may have an important role in the transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the area under study.

American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Pontal of Paranapanema - SP, Brazil: ecological and entomological aspects

“…In spite of this, MAYO et al (1998) (LAINSON et al, 1981), i.e., P. pessoai, N. whitmani and P. fischeri, were found in the PEMD.…”

“…In the São Paulo State its most intense activity occurred during the 3 rd hour after dusk (MAYO et al, 1998), whereas in the north of Paraná State, it occurred from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm (TEODORO et al, 1993) and in the Bandeirantes municipality in the same state, from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm (MASSAFERA et al, 2005). P. pessoai may be collected during the whole year, with peaks in the autumn and spring; these results differ from those observed by TEODORO et al (1993) in the north of Paraná.…”

Epidemiological and clinical features of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

“…migonei and Lu. whitmani are of secondary importance (Rangel et al 1984, Mayo et al 1998. A search for suspect vectors was conducted in the municipality of Afonso Cláudio, in the mid-west region of Espírito Santo (a sample of 13,363 specimens belonging to 28 species was collected).…”

Study of sand fly fauna in an endemic area of American cutaneous leishmaniasis and canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Espírito Santo do Pinhal, São Paulo, Brazil

“…anthropophilic behaviour and high abundance in localities with human cases of disease, among other ecological aspects (Gomes et al 1989, Gomes 1994, Tolezano 1994, Casanova et al 1995, 2009, Galati et al 1996, Katz 1997, Mayo et al 1998, Andrade Filho et al 2007). In the Campinas region, 618 cases of ACL have been reported since 1998 and 16 of those were in Espírito Santo do Pinhal.…”