Ecology of phlebotomine sand flies in an area of leishmaniasis occurrence in the Xakriabá Indigenous Reserve, Minas Gerais, Brazil

dc.creatorCosta, André Tetzl
dc.creatorDias, Edelberto Santos
dc.creatorSouza, Andreza Geisiane Maia
dc.creatorSilva, Fabiana de Oliveira Lara e
dc.creatorCoelho, George Luiz Lins Machado
dc.date2020-02-04T19:44:11Z
dc.date2020-02-04T19:44:11Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:56:38Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:56:38Z
dc.identifierCOSTA, André Tetzl et al. Ecology of phlebotomine sand flies in an area of leishmaniasis occurrence in the Xakriabá Indigenous Reserve, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 52, p. 1-8, 2019.
dc.identifier0037-8682
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/39728
dc.identifier10.1590/0037-8682-0474-2018
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8885046
dc.descriptionINTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is a complex vector-borne infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania and spread by hematophagous phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). The aim of this study was to investigate the phlebotomine fauna, endophily and exophily of the species found, and possible influence of climatic factors on their populations. METHODS: The study was conducted in the Xakriabá Indigenous Reserve (XIR) in the municipality of São João das Missões in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Insects were collected over three consecutive nights in the last week of each month for 12 months from July 2015 to May 2016 from four houses in four different villages. Two traps were set up in each house: one in the intra-domicile and another in the peri-domicile. RESULTS: A total of 2,012 phlebotomine sand fly specimens representing 23 species and belonging to 10 different genera were captured and identified. Among the studied villages, Riacho do Brejo showed the highest density and diversity of phlebotomine sand flies. The species Lutzomyia longipalpis (80.3%) and Nyssomyia intermedia (7.3%), which are major vectors of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, respectively, had the highest population densities, both in the intra- and peri-domicile. No correlation was observed between climatic factors and the density of phlebotomine sand flies. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study may contribute to a better understanding and targeting of the measures for preventing and controlling leishmaniasis by the authorities responsible for indigenous health.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectPhlebotomine
dc.subjectSand fly
dc.subjectLeishmaniasis
dc.subjectXakriabá indigenous reserve
dc.titleEcology of phlebotomine sand flies in an area of leishmaniasis occurrence in the Xakriabá Indigenous Reserve, Minas Gerais, Brazil
dc.typeArticle


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