title: The phlebotomine sandflies of Portugal. V. Observations on the ecology of the vectors of leishmaniasis in the Alto Douro region.
abstract: In a survey carried out in the kala-azar endemic region of the Alto Douro, a total of 4,903 sandflies was caught, as follows: Ph. ariasi 3,166 (64.6%), Ph. perniciosus 1,533 (31.3%) and S. minuta 204 (4.1%). Ph. ariasi was most abundant in September, when the greatest level of infection was observed (1.03%) while perniciosus was more abundant in July. In any case, both species coexist during great part of the year. No sandflies were found from November to April.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias (INIC), Lisboa.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alves-Pires
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000469:parasitology; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012621:Seasons