American cutaneous leishmaniasis: phlebotomine transmission area in the Municipality of Uberlândia, MG

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia¹  Lima, Samuel do Carmo¹  Lemos, Jureth Couto¹ 

关键词: American cutaneous leishmaniasis;    Phlebotomine sandflies fauna;    Phlebotominae;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822005000100005

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

From May 2000 to January 2001 four, 15 hour-long collections of phlebotomine were done to the insect monitoring. The collection was done in an area of infection of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the basin of the Araguari River in the municipality of Uberlândia (MG).The first collection was made in May (a cold, damp month), the second in June 2000 (a cold, dry month) the third in October 2000 (a hot, dry month) and the fourth in January 2001 (a hot, rainy month).CDC and Shannon light traps were used 6551 phlebotomne were captured and identified, 1990 male and 4562 female, comprised of two lines (Lutzomyia and Brumptomyia) and 8 species. Lutzomyia intermedia predominated with the largest number of specimens (6531), which accounted for 99,7% of the collected insects. In the four collections, it was observed that Lutzomyia intermedia manifested a preference for the month preceding the rainy season, with its high temperatures and humidity.

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