title: Sand fly captures with Disney traps in area of occurrence of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, mid-western Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The work was conducted to study phlebotomine fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) and aspects of American cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in a forested area where Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis occurs, situated in the municipality of Bela Vista, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  The captures were conducted with modified Disney traps, using hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) as bait, from May 2004 to January 2006.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten species of phlebotomine sandflies were captured: Brumptomyia avellari, Brumptomyia brumpti, Bichromomyia flaviscutellata, Evandromyia bourrouli, Evandromyia lenti, Lutzomyia longipalpis, Psathyromyia campograndensis, Psathyromyia punctigeniculata, Psathyromyia shannoni and Sciopemyia sordellii. The two predominant species were Ev bourrouli (57.3%) and Bi flaviscutellata (41.4%), present at all sampling sites. Two of the 36 hamsters used as bait presented natural infection with Leishmania. The parasite was identified as Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Analysis of the results revealed the efficiency of Disney traps for capturing Bichromomyia flaviscutellata and the simultaneous presence of both vector and the Leishmania species transmitted by the same can be considered a predictive factor of the occurrence of leishmaniasis outbreaks for the human population that occupies the location.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. bethparasito@nin.ufms.br
authors.forename: Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dorval
authors.forename: Tulia Peixoto
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Geucira
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cristaldo
authors.forename: Hilda Carlos da
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Murilo Andrade
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Elisa Teruya
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: Alessandra Gutierrez de
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Reginaldo Peçanha
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: Rivaldo Venancio da
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D007894:Leishmania mexicana / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus / Q000469:parasitology; D011156:Population Density; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification* / Q000469:parasitology; D012621:Seasons