Association of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) population density with climate variables in Montes Claros, an area of American visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Érika Monteiro Michalsky¹  Consuelo Latorre Fortes-dias¹  João Carlos França-silva¹  Marilia Fonseca Rocha¹  Ricardo Andrade Barata¹  Edelberto Santos Dias¹ 

关键词: visceral leishmaniasis;    Lutzomyia longipalpis;    Montes Claros;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762009000800020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In the present paper, we evaluate the relationship between climate variables and population density of Lutzomyia longipalpis in Montes Claros, an area of active transmission of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) in Brazil. Entomological captures were performed in 10 selected districts of the city, between September 2002-August 2003. A total of 773 specimens of L. longipalpiswere captured in the period and the population density could be associated with local climate variables (cumulative rainfall, average temperature and relative humidity) through a mathematical linear model with a determination coefficient (Rsqr) of 0.752. Although based on an oversimplified statistical analysis, as far as the vector is concerned, this approach showed to be potentially useful as a starting point to guide control measures for AVL in Montes Claros.

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