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Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Sep/Oct 2005

Abstract

Studies on the behavioral and feeding habits of some species of phlebotominae sand flies have contributed to the comprehension of the epidemiology of leishmaniasis. In the present work, systematic captures were performed monthly in the municipality of Porteirinha (MG) using 28 light traps (CDC) from January to December 2002. Fourteen different species of phlebotomine were captured in a total of 1,408 specimens. The highest percentage of individuals (53.3%) was collected in the peridomicile against 46.7% in the intradomicile. Lutzomyia longipalpis was the predominant species in that region. The blood feeding of 38 females of this species from the field was analyzed by precipitin reaction. The results indicated that Lutzomyia longipalpis is an opportunist (65.1%) species that feeds on a wide variety of vertebrates in nature.

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Title
Aspects of the ecology and behaviour of phlebotomines in endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis in State of Minas Gerais
Author
Barata, Ricardo Andrade; França-Silva, João Carlos; Mayrink Wilson; Silva, Jaime Costa da; Prata, Aluízio A.; Lorosa, Elias Seixas; Fiúza, Jaqueline Araújo; Gonçalves, Caroline Macedo; Paula, Kênia Maria de; Dias, Edelberto Santos
Section
Articles
Publication year
2005
Publication date
Sep/Oct 2005
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
00378682
e-ISSN
16789849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1449161776
Copyright
Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Sep/Oct 2005