Produção Nacional
Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in forest fragments of Belém metropolitan area, Pará State, Brazil, with considerations on vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis agents
2014; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5123/s2176-62232014000200004
ISSN2176-6223
AutoresJoão Victor Silva Ferreira, Thiago Vasconcelos dos Santos, Emerson Monteiro dos Santos, Inocêncio de Sousa Gorayeb,
Tópico(s)Insect and Pesticide Research
ResumoIn order to identify vectors of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) agents in urban forest fragments of Belem metropolitan area, Para State, Brazil, an entomological study was conducted between 2009 and 2011 in seven ecologically isolated areas using CDC light traps. A total of 1,119 phlebotomine sand flies were collected and out of 22 species identified, six presented epidemiological importance due to their proven and/or putative implications in the transmission of ACL agents in the Brazilian Amazon. These results reveal the need of entomological surveillance in such areas.
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