Sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) associated with opossum nests at urban sites in southeastern Brazil: a risk factor for urban and periurban zoonotic Leishmania transmission?
Sandflies associated with opossum nests are reported for the first time in the yards of residences located in the urban area of the municipality of Monte Mor, situated in the metropolitan region of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Eleven specimens of Evandromyia cortelezzii and one of Evandromyia lenti were captured in two Didelphis albiventris nests. Ev. cortelezzii is considered a secondary vector species for the transmission of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum in the Neotropics. This association may contribute to the introduction, establishment and maintenance of urban and periurban zoonotic transmission outbreaks of Leishmania and should therefore be investigated further.
Setor de Controle de Zoonoses e Vetores, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Monte Mor, Monte Mor, SP, Brasil.
Andre Antonio
AA
Cutolo
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Anna Karollina Menezes
AK
Teodoro
Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Fredy Galvis
FG
Ovallos
Departamento de Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Silmara Marques
SM
Allegretti
Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
EA
Galati
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission; D009893:Opossums; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011156:Population Density; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population