Ecology of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)in a focus of Leishmania (Viannia) brasiliensis in northeastern Colombia

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Bruce Alexander²  Cristina Ferro¹  David G. Young¹  Alberto Morales²  Robert B. Tesh¹ 

[1] ,Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones MédicasCali,Colombia

关键词: Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis;    ecology;    phlebotomine;    sand flies;    coffee plantations;    Colombia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761992000300009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The phlebotomine sand fly fauna of two coffee plantations in a Leishmania-endemic area of Norte de Santander, Colombia was studied. Regular insect collections using a variety of methods were made for three and a half years. Information was obtained on diurnal resting sites, host range and seasonal abundance for 17 species, of wich five (Lutzomyia spinicrassa, Lu. serrana,Lu. shannoni, Lu. ovallesi and Lu. gomezi) were far more numerous than the others, anthropophilic and present throughout the year. The behaviour of these and the remaining 12 species is discussed in relation to their potential role in transmission of Leishmania (Viannia) brasiliensis in the area.

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