Chicken house as a resting site of sandflies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
During studies on the biology of sandflies in Itaipu, Rio de Janeiro state day catches were performed in a chicken house. Species such Lutzomyia intermedia, L. migonei and L. fischeri use the chicken house as refuge for blood digestion before moving for a better place to lay eggs. There is no evidence that chicken coop is a breeding site for those sandflies in the area.
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Dept. Parasitologia e Biofisica Celular, Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D001938:Brazil; D002645:Chickens; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006799:Housing, Animal; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007891:Leishmania; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission; D011576:Psychodidae