title: Sandfly frequency in a clean and well-organized rural environment in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sandflies caught in Santa Juliana Farm in Sarandi, State of Paraná, Brazil, were assessed in terms of their fauna, seasonality, and frequency in the homes and in shelters of domestic animals around the homes, as well as in the nearby forest.
  
  
  METHODS
  In Santa Juliana Farm, there are no records of cases of ACL, differing from other relatively clean and organized areas where surveys of sandflies have been conducted in Paraná. Samples were collected with Falcão light traps, fortnightly from 22:00 to 02:00 hours, from November 2007 to November 2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 4,506 sandflies were captured, representing 13 species, predominantly Nyssomyia whitmani (71.8%). More sandflies were collected in the forest (52.6%) than outside the forest (residences and pigsty) (47.4%). However, Ny. whitmani was collected in greater numbers outside (38.3%) than inside the forest (33.5%). Most sandflies were collected in the warmer months and during periods with regular rainfall.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that cleaning and organization around the houses could reduce sandfly population in peridomicile. Constructing shelters for animal at a distance of approximately 100m from domiciles is recommended to prevent the invasion of sandflies, as this farm has an area of preserved forest, with wild animals and sandflies present to maintain the enzootic cycle of Leishmania.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR.
authors.forename: Cristiane Machado de Oliveira
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Legriffon
authors.forename: Kárin Rosi
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Reinhold-Castro
authors.forename: Vanderson Carvalho
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Fenelon
authors.forename: Herintha Coeto
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Neitzke-Abreu
authors.forename: Ueslei
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Teodoro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006920:Hygiene; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*; D012423:Rural Health; D012621:Seasons