Article
An overview of the sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) followed by the detection of Leishmania DNA and blood meal identification in the state of Acre, Amazonian Brazil
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PEREIRA, Thais de Araujo et al. An overview of the sandfly fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) followed by the detection of Leishmania DNA and blood meal identification in the state of Acre, Amazonian Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 115, e200157, 17p, 2020.
0074-0276
10.1590/0074-02760200157
1678-8060
Autor
Pereira, Thais de Araujo
Pereira, Daniela de Pita
Gomes, Sandylere Moreira Baia
Boité, Mariana
Silva, Franklin
Pinto, Israel de Souza
Sousa, Raimundo Leoberto Torres de
Fuzari, Andressa
Souza, Cristian de
Brazil, Reginaldo
Brito, Constança
Resumen
In Acre state, Brazil, the dissemination of cutaneous leishmaniasis has increased in recent years, with limited
knowledge of the potential Leishmania spp. vectors involved.
OBJECTIVES Here, data concerning the sandfly fauna of Brasiléia municipality, Leishmania DNA-detection rates and the
identification of blood meal sources of insects captured in 2013-2015 are presented.