Ecology of sandflies Diptera: Psychodidae) in a restricted focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northern Venezuela: IV. Sandfly monthly fluctuation and leishmaniasis incidence relationship

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

M. Dora Feliciangeli¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Centro de Investigaciones BiomédicasMaracay,Venezuela

关键词: ecology of sandflies;    cutaneous leishmaniasis;    northern Venezuela;    monthly fluctuation;    ecologia de flebótomos;    leishmaniose tegumentar;    norte da Venezuela;    flutuação mensal;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761987000200004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

An attempt has been made to correlate the monthly incidence of human leishmaniasis with the temporal distribution of sandfly species at San Esteban, Northern Venezuela. Upon statistical analysis, the seasonal fluctuation of L. ovallesi population correlated strongly with the human disease, while the dynamics of L. panamensis, generally believed to be the vector in the Central area of the country, showed only a very weak correlation. These findings support the hypothesis that L. panamensis might not be the main or unique species responsible for the transmission in this area and that L. ovallesi and additionally L. olmeca bicolor might be involved in the epidemiology of the disease.

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