Recent observations on the sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) fauna of the State of Rondônia, Western Amazônia, Brazil: the importance of Psychdopygus davisi as a vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Sand flies were collected in the central region of the state of Rondônia (W 64 degrees 30' to 63 degrees 00' and S 10 degrees 00'to 11 degrees 00') using Shannon and CDC light traps from October 1997 to August 2000. A total of 85,850 specimens representing 78 named species were captured. Of these 14 were new records for Rondônia. The proportion of males/females was 1/1.131. Trypanosomatids, that are presently being identified, were detected in 11 species. Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi was recorded from Psychodopygus davisi and P. hirsutus. In the present study the dominant species was P. davisi (39.6%) followed by Lutzomyia whitmani (13.1%), P. carrerai (11.6%), and P. hirsutus (10.2%). The importance of P. davisi as a vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is discussed.
Cento de Pesquisa em Medicina Tropical, Porto Velho, RO, Brasil.
Luis H S
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Gil
Sergio A
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Basano
Adelson A
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Souza
Maria G S
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Silva
Iorlando
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Barata
Edna A
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Ishikawa
Luís M A
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Camargo
Jeffrey J
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Shaw
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity