title: Survey of sandfly vectors of leishmaniasis in Marambaia Island, municipality of Mangaratiba, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The influx and efflux of military personnel in the possible endemic areas of leishmaniasis provided the impetus for research on the sandflies on Marambaia Island.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sandflies were collected with light traps installed in the 3 ecotypes of 3 areas chosen for their particular landscape aspects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2009, were collected 32,006 specimens of sandflies belonging to 13 species. The species that showed highest density were Nyssomyia intermedia and Migoneimyia migonei.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  N. intermedia and M. migonei are the principal vectors of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) in Brazil; thus, extension studies related to the eco-epidemiology of these species of Marambaia Island are essential.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológias, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sérgio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. shenia@ensp.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Shênia Patrícia Corrêa
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Novo
authors.forename: Marcos Barbosa de
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Ciro Benigno
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Villanova
authors.forename: Jairo Caetano
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meródio
authors.forename: Antônio de Medeiros
authors.initials: Ade M
authors.lastname: Meira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*; D012621:Seasons